A TEST OF THE LEADERSHIP CONTINGENCY MODEL IN THREE ORGANIZATIONS.

Abstract

This study tested Fiedler's leadership theory, the 'Contingency Model' in three business and industrial organizations. The samples included research chemists, shop craftsmen, super market meat and grocery departments, and production foremen. The model successfully predicted performance for both interacting (high member task interdependence) and co-acting (low member task interpendence) groups in the sampled organizations. These results indicate the model's apparent applicability to industrial organizations and its implications for managerial selection, placement, and training, as well as organizational modification to fit a manager's leadership style.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0647763

Entities

People

  • J. G. Hunt

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Commerce
  • Cooperation
  • Group Dynamics
  • Leadership
  • Negotiations
  • Production
  • Psychology
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Industrial Economics
  • Organizational Psychology.