TY - JOUR
T1 - Least Preferred Co-Worker Score, Situational Control, and Leadership Effectiveness
T2 - A Meta-Analysis of Contingency Model Performance Predictions
AU - Schriesheim, Chester A.
AU - Tepper, Bennett J.
AU - Tetrault, Linda A.
PY - 1994/8
Y1 - 1994/8
N2 - It is first argued that the across-octant conclusions that are usually drawn from F.E. Fiedler's (1967) contingency model of leadership may be problematic, because virtually all its tests have used only within-octant research designs. Across-octant comparisons were therefore made by analyzing data from 1,282 groups used in previous research. Using nonparametric and parametric meta-analytic procedures, the authors found that the drawing of across-octant conclusions was not supported. Further analyses also showed unequal mean performance levels in octants where levels were supposed to be equal. The contingency model's predictions about the declining performance of leaders by octant, however, were supported in comparison with the predictions of three rival models. The contingency model may therefore need some modification. Implications and directions for future research are briefly discussed.
AB - It is first argued that the across-octant conclusions that are usually drawn from F.E. Fiedler's (1967) contingency model of leadership may be problematic, because virtually all its tests have used only within-octant research designs. Across-octant comparisons were therefore made by analyzing data from 1,282 groups used in previous research. Using nonparametric and parametric meta-analytic procedures, the authors found that the drawing of across-octant conclusions was not supported. Further analyses also showed unequal mean performance levels in octants where levels were supposed to be equal. The contingency model's predictions about the declining performance of leaders by octant, however, were supported in comparison with the predictions of three rival models. The contingency model may therefore need some modification. Implications and directions for future research are briefly discussed.
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U2 - 10.1037/0021-9010.79.4.561
DO - 10.1037/0021-9010.79.4.561
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:21844503211
VL - 79
SP - 561
EP - 573
JO - Journal of Applied Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Psychology
SN - 0021-9010
IS - 4
ER -