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Gammel, Jo Ann; Rutstein-Riley, Amy – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2016
Our study examines the relationships of six dyads of women advisors and advisees in one doctoral program to understand power, context, and personal transformation. We found that mentoring is context specific and power dynamics range from equitable to hierarchical. This article explores the connection between relational cultural theory and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Females, Mentors, Graduate Students
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Richmond, Virginia P.; And Others – Communication Quarterly, 1980
Discusses the impact of employees' perceptions of differential uses of supervisory power bases on job satisfaction in a supervisor-subordinate relationship. Examines the use of different kinds of power and how they might be perceived as mediators of an employee-centered or a supervisor-centered management communication style. (JMF)
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship, Job Satisfaction, Leadership Styles
Anderson, James G. – 1968
The problems of control within complex organizations are a direct result of the need to coordinate activities that have been broken down into subunits so that they can be performed by a group of employees. In such organizations, authority is justified on a "rational-legal" basis, and the general pattern of control is through bureaucratic rules. As…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Interpersonal Relationship, Leadership Styles, Models
Turner, Colin M. – 1979
This working paper examines the theories of Fred Fiedler concerning the effectiveness of different leadership styles in different situations. Discussed first are the distinctions that Fiedler makes between what he terms relationship-motivated leaders and task-motivated leaders. The next section comprises an explanation of Fiedler's view of…
Descriptors: Definitions, Group Dynamics, Individual Characteristics, Interaction Process Analysis
Neel, Robert; And Others – 1981
The primary focus of organization in Turkish society has been the extended family, with an emphasis on family loyalty and an extremely centralized authority. To study the relationships among levels of supervision in relation to personality and cultural influence, 69 subjects (foremen and department heads) were drawn from three small Turkish…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Extended Family
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Ashkanasy, Neal M. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1991
Presents a study extending a model of leadership response based on attribution theories to include measures of locus of control and situational control. Describes a procedure by which subjects responded to descriptions of subordinate performance. Concludes that supervisors with an external locus of control were less sensitive to subordinate…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship