The Content, Construct, and Criterion-Related Validity of Leader Behavior Measures.
Abstract
This report is the second in a series on methods and results of a longitudinal study of leadership and its development on a sample of candidate officers presently enrolled in a military college. Included in the report are results from the first set of comprehensive assessments, which examined the content, construct, and criterion-related validity of leadership measures. Data were collected using a multi-source/multi-method approach from the entering class of 1991 at Virginia Military Institute. Methods of data collection included interviews, structured observations, surveys of management and leadership behaviors, and leadership logs (critical incidents). Sources of leadership information included superiors, peers, self, and subordinates. Convergence across both methods and sources on the leadership behaviors displayed by subjects was found. Data on leadership thus far collected provides a reliable and valid baseline for future research, and supports the content, construct, and criterion-related validity of the leadership measures used.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA290124
Entities
People
- Alan Lau
- Bernard M. Bass
- Bruce Avolio
- John Camobreco
- Leanne Atwater