Date of Award
Summer 1993
Document Type
Dissertation - Restricted
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
Abstract
Educational, industrial, and organizational psychologists are constantly striving for a better understanding of the variables associated with the effective management of people. Greater knowledge of the variables predicting optimal performance among management personnel will significantly impact the successful selection and promotion of individuals into management positions. While behaviors of managers may vary according to specific situations and environments, promising predictors of successful managers have risen from research on the determinants of behavior which include motivation and personality trait variables (Cattell, R.B. 1989; Murray, 1938; McClelland, 1990)...