Duration And Depth: The Effects Of Leader-follower Relationship Quality On Observer Ratings Of Leadership Performance

Author

William David Rigdon

Graduation Semester and Year

2005

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Psychology

Department

Psychology

First Advisor

Mark Frame

Abstract

Previous research has shown that the duration and depth of the leader-follower relationship influences how followers rate their leaders. However, no studies were found that asked whether this relationship influenced how leader-supervisors rated leaders. This study investigated how the closeness (duration and depth) of the leader-follower relationship affected supervisor ratings. Based on previous research, this study expected to find a negative relationship between leader-follower closeness and supervisor ratings of overall performance, advancement potential and risk of career difficulty. Although the duration of the leader-follower relationship marginally supported this hypothesis, duration and depth together (closeness) did not.

Disciplines

Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

Recommended Citation

Rigdon, William David, "Duration And Depth: The Effects Of Leader-follower Relationship Quality On Observer Ratings Of Leadership Performance" (2005). Psychology Theses. 2.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/psychology_theses/2