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MANAGEMENT STYLE: MODELING OR BALANCING?
- Source :
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Journal of Psychology . Mar1984, Vol. 116 Issue 2, p169. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 1984
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Abstract
- SUMMARY An examination of the style of managers (N = 155) in a simulated work environment shows that they tended to model the style of their boss. Females evidenced this tendency to a greater degree than males. Furthermore, when the boss was a female, male subordinate managers became somewhat more participative than the boss, while female subordinate managers became more authoritarian. A compensatory or balancing hypothesis is proposed as a possible explanation for this sex difference. These results should not be generalized beyond an American population. Possible cultural differences were not explored. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00223980
- Volume :
- 116
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 5189378
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.1984.9923633