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The effects of authority on group decision-making performance

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dc.contributor.authorHertweck, Bryanen
dc.contributor.committeechairKleiner, Brian M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTorgersen, Paul E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKobza, John E.en
dc.contributor.departmentIndustrial and Systems Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:35:22Zen
dc.date.adate2009-05-02en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:35:22Zen
dc.date.issued1995-11-29en
dc.date.rdate2009-05-02en
dc.date.sdate2009-05-02en
dc.description.abstractThis research studied the effects on performance of differing types of authority within decision-making groups. Assigned leader groups were representative of authority of position (Barnard, 1968). Emergent leader groups were representative of authority of leadership (Barnard). Authority type was not found to have a significant effect on leadership, group, or organizational performance of decision-making groups. Interrelationships of the multiple dependent performance variables were studied. It was found that Sink and Tuttle's (1989) performance criteria and Campbell's (1990) leadership tasks could be simplified for the short-term, small group decision-making process. Ranking of and rewards for teams were found to affect the way groups evaluated their own performance. This research successfully studied the elusive concepts of authority and leadership in an applied setting, and should generate further research in the area of authority-performance interaction.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentv, 110 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05022009-040642en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05022009-040642/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42413en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1995.H478.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 34313409en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectLeadershipen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1995.H478en
dc.titleThe effects of authority on group decision-making performanceen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineIndustrial and Systems Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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