Exploring the Interaction of the Vroom/Yetton Model and Leadership Style (LPC) (Least Preferred Coworker) as It Predicts Performance,

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to explore the relationship between leaders' decision-making behavior on the Vroom/Yetton problem set and performance in an actual organizational setting. Additionally, leadership style as measured by Fiedler's Least Preferred Coworker (LPC) scale is tested as a personality variable that may moderate the problem set to actual leader performance relationship. A group of 98 third year cadets at the U.S. Military Academy were administered a military version of the Vroom/Yetton thirty problem set and Fiedler's LPC scale. Military development ratings made by their Tactical Officers were used as measures of their performance. Results suggest that information resulting from their performance on the problem set is related to their performance evaluations in an actual setting. Additionally, the magnitude of the relationship is larger for low LPC cadets and disappears for high LPC cadets.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP003247

Entities

People

  • R. M. Mcdannell
  • S. C. Marcy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Colorado
  • Department Of Defense
  • Group Dynamics
  • Human Behavior
  • Leadership
  • Personality
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Trust (Psychology)

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.