Correlations Between Individual Responses to Least Preferred Co-Worker Scales and Various Measures of Individual Output.
Abstract
The paper presents correlations between individuals' responses to Fiedler's Least Preferred Co-worker (LPC) instrument and various measures of their performance. Subjects were 90 Internal Revenue tax examiners and 154 English managers. Results indicate that neither individuals' total LPC scores, their responses to specific LPC scales nor other scores derived from their responses to the instrument were consistently correlated with any of the performance measures. These results persisted when IRS subjects were divided into trainees and veterans based upon their work experience. Significant correlations were found when individuals' responses to specific scales were combined through multiple correlation procedures and then related to the various outp measures. Although the relative importance of specific LPC scales seemed to vary not only with when and to whom the instrument was administered but also when the various output measures themselves, multivariate analysis of the LPC may provide a vehicle to improve predictions of individual performance. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0732040
Entities
People
- Walter A. Hill
- William M. Fox
Organizations
- University of Florida