The Performance-Maintenance (PM) Theory of Leadership: Review of a Japanese Research Program.

Misumi, Jyuji; Peterson, Mark F.

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Publication Date: 1985

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The Performance-Maintenance (PM) Theory of Leadership: Review of a Japanese Research Program.

Misumi, Jyuji; Peterson, Mark F.

Administrative Science Quarterly, v30 n2 p198-223 Jun 1985

An overview is provided of the research conducted in Japan during the past 30 years on the Performance-Maintenance Theory of Leadership. Experimental and field studies are described which suggest that the consequences of leadership in Japan result from interaction of performance-oriented and maintenance-oriented behaviors. (TE)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Centralization, Decentralization, Foreign Countries, Leadership, Organizational Climate, Organizational Communication, Organizational Development, Participative Decision Making, Power Structure, Research Projects, Teamwork

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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