A Quantitative Comparison of Veteran and Non-Veteran Leadership Effectiveness in a Civilian Context.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the perceived leader effectiveness of veteran and civilian developed leaders in a civilian context, and compare those perceptions in an effort to determine whether there is a discernible and statistically valuable difference between the two groups. Design/methodology/approach: The data was obtained by conducting a survey of both military veteran and civilian developed leaders employed by U.S. civilian employers with 306 responses. Testing of the data was done using the Pearson correlation and regression analysis. Results/findings: There was no statistically significant relationship between EMP and OVR found. The findings demonstrated that the constructs are not predictive of perceived overall leader effectiveness in all situations and studies. There has been and remains extensive debate about leadership, its theories, antecedents, and relationships, and this study furthers the insight into what leadership may or may not be. Originality: Most studies on leadership examine the leader as an individual or as part of a larger group with similar backgrounds. However, no previous research either quantitative or qualitative have examined the comparison of leadership effectiveness of veteran and nonveteran developed leaders in a civilian context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]