Roadblocks to Change: Executive Behaviors Versus Executive Perceptions.

Autor/in	Harris, Thomas E.
Titel	Roadblocks to Change: Executive Behaviors Versus Executive Perceptions.
Quelle	(1987), (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrators; Communication Research; Employer Employee Relationship; Leadership; Leadership Styles; Organizational Climate; Organizational Communication; Organizational Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kommunikationsforschung; Führung; Führungsposition; Führungsstil; Organisationsklima; Unternehmenserfolg
Abstract	A study analyzed the responses of chief executive officers (CEOs) and company presidents to a leadership test and an organizational environment test, to determine whether these individuals' managerial approaches coincided with their characterizations of their organizations' environments. Subjects, CEOs or presidents of 65 randomly selected Indiana-based companies with gross annual sales of at least $5,000,000, were administered a version of Paul Hersey and Kenneth Blanchard's LEAD test and also were surveyed regarding ten different characterizations of the organization's employees and environment. The respondents' average age was 49.8 years, and their average length of managerial time was 20.8 years. Results of the LEAD test indicated that these leaders were likely to adopt a"selling" approach, considered only marginally effective by the test's authors. The leaders' perception of their organizations' environments, as reflected in the second part of the survey, indicated a need for a "manager-as-developer" approach. Findings suggest that these leaders may be incorrect in their choice of managerial style based on their own perceptions of their organizations. (Three tables and eight figures are included, and 15 notes are attached.) (NKA)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC