Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
Date of Award
5-1982
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Department
Management
First Advisor
Dr. Louie W. Walter
Second Advisor
Dr. William J. Vaughn
Third Advisor
Dr. Ronald E. Utecht
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether employees in an organization have any influence in determining the management style under which they will perform their assigned duties. To accomplish this survey instruments were used to determine managers' personal opinions about their leadership style. For the employees near the bottom of the organizational hierarchy an instrument was needed to classify them into categories which might be responsive to a particular management style. The instruments selected were Fleishman's Leadership Opinion Questionnaire for the managers and the Center for Values Research survey form Value Systems Analysis for the employees.
The basic hypothesis is that employees have a more narrow zone of acceptance for authority today and have more determination over the job situation and management style under which they will work. If managers could recognize the value levels of their employees and adopt a management style to meet the needs of employee value levels a tremendous benefit would accrue to the employee, the manager and the organization in terms of jab satisfaction, low employee turnover and training expense, and greater production and goal attainment. The basic hypothesis was supported by the data but the relationship strength was biased by the large percentage of employees who were in transition between value levels. When classified according to the level in which individuals made the highest score, the hypothesis was statistically proven for this study sample. Employees did arrange themselves under managers whose style was compatible with their value level to a significant degree.
Granting Institution
Pan American University at Brownsville
Comments
Copyright 1982 Tom Parker. All Rights Reserved.
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