A Construct Validation Study of the Relationship Between Interpersonal Behavior Styles as Described by the Social Style of Behavior Profile and Leadership Styles as Described by the Leader Behavior Analysis

Description

The extensive use of leadership training in industry suggests a need for validated information concerning the role of interpersonal behavior in the study of leadership styles. Early leadership research focused primarily on the traits of a leader. Subsequent research has attempted to f a correlation between leader behavior and personality type. Findings indicate that personality typologies, which include attitude and value constructs, are too broad to explain leader behavior. In order to move toward specificity in the study of leadership, it is necessary to determine if interpersonal behavior styles are related to leader behavior. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of variables from data gathered on leadership styles from the Leader Behavior Analysis and variables related to interpersonal behavior reported from the Social Style of Behavior Profile. The dimensions of leadership style flexibility and social style of behavior versatility were also examined. A random sample of 100 corporate employees were used in this study. The research instruments that were tested for independence were the Leader Behavior Analysis and the Social Style of Behavior Profile. The results of this study indicate that the constructs of leadership style and social style are independent dimensions. Additionally, the results of the study indicate that the constructs of leader flexibility and social style versatility are independent dimensions.

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2. call-no: 379 N81d no.2628
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4. oclc: 17153169
5. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332239/
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Tags

interpersonal behavior

leadership styles

personality types

Leadership.

Interpersonal relations.

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc332239
Date	05 1900
Creators	Allen, Billie (Billie Morgan)
Contributors	Rachel, Frank M., Johnson, Douglas A., Watson, Warren E.
Publisher	North Texas State University
Source Sets	University of North Texas
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis or Dissertation
Format	viii, 131 leaves: ill., Text
Rights	Public, Allen, Billie (Billie Morgan), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.