Effects of Leadership Power Applied to Different Kinds of Organizational Problems: A Critical Incident Approach.
Abstract
A critical incident-based research instrument was used to collect normative data concerning effective power-based leadership actions in response to different kinds of organizational problems. The research strategy emphasized: (1) The study of alternate forms of leadership power; (2) behavioral measurement of leadership actions; and (3) an interactive model of effective leadership. The development of the instrument is briefly described. Normative data were gathered from 110 officers and 110 enlisted men aboard an aircraft carrier, using five parallel forms of the instrument. In response to six kinds of problem situations, participants indicated: (1) The action they would take; (2) the usual 'Navy way' of acting; and (3) the expected performance and morale outcomes of each of five possible actions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA018687
Entities
People
- George C. Thornton Iii
- Michael T. Wood
- Stanley M. Nealey