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MANAGERIAL ACTIVITIES AND LEADER BEHAVIOR: A STUDY OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP (HUMAN RESOURCE, NETWORKING, INITIATING STRUCTURE, CONSIDERATION)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to further the understanding of the concept of leadership through an exploration of the relationship between two divergent streams of research within the behavioral approach to leadership. One behavioral approach, leadership from the establishment or traditional view, was represented by the dimensions of initiating structure and consideration, originating from the Ohio State leadership studies. The other behavioral approach, leadership viewed as managerial activities, was represented by three categories of activities. These categories were management functions, human resource management, and networking. In exploring the relationship between the two behavioral approaches, a series of four stage hierarchical multiple regression procedures were performed to determine whether the managerial activities approach explained additional variance in certain criterion variables beyond the variance accounted for by the leader behavior approach. In addition to the pilot study, two studies were conducted, differing in the format of the managerial activities questionnaire, which was developed for this research. In study A, the managerial activities approach, utilizing a questionnaire with a mixed standard scale format, explained unique variance for two dependent variables, supervisor influence on work unit overall effectiveness and subordinate commitment. In study B, utilizing a questionnaire with a behaviorally anchored scale format, the managerial activities approach significantly accounted for an increment in R-square for two more dependent variables, work unit overall effectiveness and satisfaction with supervision. The findings of the hierarchical regression/correlation analysis, the inverse relationship between the two behavioral approaches, and the redundancy findings of the canonical correlation analysis all supported the conclusion that a correctly specified model must include managerial activities. In addition, it was concluded that the explanation provided by the managerial activities approach might be enhanced by a contingency model.
Subject Area
Management
Recommended Citation
JOHNSON, AVIS LENORE, "MANAGERIAL ACTIVITIES AND LEADER BEHAVIOR: A STUDY OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP (HUMAN RESOURCE, NETWORKING, INITIATING STRUCTURE, CONSIDERATION)" (1986). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI8620812.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI8620812