LEADER AND MEMBER ATTITUDES TOWARD CO-WORKERS, INTERGROUP COMPETITION, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS AND ADJUSTMENT OF MILITARY SQUADS.
Abstract
This study investigated the joint effects of (1) the squad leader's esteem for his least preferred co-worker (leader LPC), (2) the mean LPC of the squad members (member LPC), and (3) the effect of intergroup competition on the adjustment, interpersonal relations, and task effectiveness of combat engineer training squads. The results showed that: (1) squads with high LPC members made more frequent within-squad sociometric choices and had greater esteem for the squad leader than did low LPC squads, (2) leader LPC and intergroup competition interacted to affect adjustment and task effectiveness in that squads with high LPC leaders were superior in the non-competitive condition, whereas squads with low LPC leaders were superior in the competitive condition, (3) leader and member LPC interacted to some extent in that squads with low LPC leaders and members tended to have poor interpersonal relations and low squad cohesiveness, (4) squad member LPC and competition did not interact, nor was the triple interaction significant.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0817309
Entities
People
- Alexander Wearing
- Doyle W. Bishop
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign