The Styles of Air Force Program Management.

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to discover the relationships between management styles and acquisition program phenomena, such as program phase, technology, and the socio-political environment in USAF major weapon system programs. Using a structured interview, the author interviewed 10 senior Air Force program managers who managed some of the largest programs. Half of the managers had a self-perceived basic management style oriented to High Task/High Relationship activity and a back-up style oriented to Low Task/High Relationship activity. The other half of the program managers had a basic Low Task/High Relationship style and a back-up High Task/High Relationship style. The interview results demonstrated a difference between the managers' perceived styles when working with program functions and the managers' perceived styles determined by the Leader Effectiveness and Adaptability Description (LEAD)-Self instrument. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA052108

Entities

People

  • Richard C. Paschall Jr

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Identification
  • Leadership
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Program Management
  • Supervisors
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Neurological Diseases/Conditions/Disorders
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).