VARIABLES UNDERLYING GROUP EXPECTANCIES AND LEADERSHIP.

Abstract

The project has been directed mainly toward a study of factors producing leadership status and social influence in small groups. A number of lines of investigation have been followed growing out of the 'idiosyncracy credit' model of status, developed earlier by Dr. E. P. Hollander, as well as from interest in various patterns of response which bear upon social processes related to leadership. The work has involved both conceptual and experimental approaches to an understanding of the mechanisms interrelating leadership emergence, productivity and satisfaction in groups, conformity to group expectations, and alternatives to conformity.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0622253

Entities

People

  • Richard H. Willis

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Conformity
  • Engineering
  • Group Dynamics
  • Human Behavior
  • Leadership
  • Production Engineering
  • Productivity

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Theoretical Analysis.