GROUP PERFORMANCE UNDER EXPERIENCED AND INEXPERIENCED LEADERS: A VALIDATION EXPERIMENT

Abstract

The study investigated the effect of experience and training on the performance of military officers in experimental leadership situations. As in a previously reported study conducted with Belgian naval personnel, group performance under trained and experienced officers was not significantly better than performance under untrained recruits. Moreover, years of leadership experience as an officer was uncorrelated either with performance on any of the five different tasks or with group member satisfaction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0684091

Entities

People

  • Fred E. Fiedler
  • Martin M. Chemers

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Basic Training
  • Illinois
  • Language
  • Leadership
  • Leadership Training
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Naval Personnel
  • Productivity
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • Universities
  • Validation

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.