Criterion Performance Measures of Leadership and Unit Effectiveness in Small Combat Units

Abstract

The investigation of leadership processes normally requires the identification of various system outcomes which are potentially related, either directly or indirectly, to the exercise of leadership. Indeed, without such a specification of system outcomes, it is impossible to speak about leadership effectiveness. In previous research, leadership measures have often focused solely on the personal traits, attitude structure, or the behavioral repertoire of the formal leader. These measures have not always been related, either concurrently or predictively, to other important concepts such as individual and unit performance, subordinate job satisfaction, and work group morale. The present paper presents the development of several measures of these concepts which may be useful in the investigation of leadership effectiveness. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA076787

Entities

People

  • Paul J. Duffy
  • Ronald G. Downey
  • Samuel Shiflett
  • William H. Helme

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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  • Agreements
  • Airborne
  • Cohesion
  • Cooperation
  • Instructions
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Leadership
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Questionnaires
  • Radio Equipment
  • Security
  • Special Forces
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • Warfare

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