Terry L. Bangs
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 362
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The purpose of this dissertation is to report formulative research on an interpersonal paradigm for superior-subordinate communication. The suggested paradigm goes beyond traditional structural approaches to leadership and rests on the interpersonal perception theory of Laing, Phillipson, and Lee. The following theoretical propositions were tested: (1) Highly confirming behavior by a superior, as perceived by an immediate subordinate, is related to a high degree of subordinate feedback. (2) Highly confirming behavior by a superior, as that behavior is perceived by a subordinate, is related to greater communication of creativity from the subordinate to the superior. (3) High superior disclosure, as perceived by a subordinate, is related to a high degree of subordinate feedback. (4) A high degree of superior accessibility, as perceived by a subordinate, is related to greater communication of creativity from the subordinate to the superior. (5) A high degree of superior accessibility, as perceived by a subordinate, is related to a high degree of subordinate feedback.