Leader Traits and Behavior as Determinants of Leadership Effectiveness in a Military Academy.

Abstract

This correlational field study examined the relationships between personality traits, leader behaviors, and leader effectiveness. The study took place at the United States Air Force Academy, and the subjects were the eighty cadet squadron commanders in position during the 1993 - 1994 academic year. Additionally, this research analyzed the effect of the leadership training currently given to the cadet commanders. The results of the study showed that all of the behaviors and a few of the traits were significantly correlated with leader effectiveness. The correlations between leader personality and behavior were also much lower than expected. In some cases, results were difficult to interpret due to problems in the measurement of traits, behaviors, and effectiveness. The leadership training proved to be largely ineffective in terms of enhancing the behaviors known to be correlated with leader effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA289988

Entities

People

  • Brian F. Hall

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Group Dynamics
  • Instructors
  • Leadership Training
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Training
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • Teamwork
  • Trainees

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.