Confidence in Human Nature and Leadership Style

Abstract

Three studies are presented in support of a parsimonious interpretation of Fiedler's LPC scale which has been related consistently to leader effectiveness. Two of the studies found that undergraduate psychology students who scored higher on the LPC scale expressed a more optimistic view of human nature. A field study then found that park employees who scored higher on the LPC scale were more willing to endorse park policies permitting increased personal freedom for youngsters in parks. These findings supported an interpretation of LPC as a personality construct based upon confidence in human nature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0756699

Entities

People

  • Delbert M. Nebeker
  • Robert O. Hansson

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognitive Complexity
  • Contracts
  • Hierarchies
  • Illinois
  • Leadership
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Organization Theory
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • United States
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Research Science/Academic Research