The Effect of Supervisor's Group Decision Making Styles and Subordinate Characteristics on Subordinate's Attitude to Supervisor

• Main Authors: CHANG-YI HUANG, 黃長義
• Other Authors: HSIN-HSIN LO
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/36207356212710974005

碩士 === 國防管理學院 === 資源管理研究所 === 93 === This study investigated the correlation between supervisor’s group deci- sion making styles and subordinate’s attitude. It also examined the difference of the attitude of different characteristic subordinate to supervisor, and the ef- fect of the subordinate characteristics between supervisor’s group decision making styles and subordinate’s attitude to supervisor. The members of mili- tary and civilian organizations were selected as target sample. Total of 326 us- able questionnaires were analyzed. Five findings were found: 1. The subordi- nate expressed a higher level of trustworthiness than the other kinds of group decision making styles when his supervisor was delegation style. 2. The sub- ordinate who was high-actively-participation type in the level of trust- worthiness to the supervisor was higher than the subordinate who was low- actively-par- ticipation type. 3. The subordinate who was high-actively-partic- ipation type in the level of trustworthiness to the supervisor who was delega- tion style was higher than the subordinate who was low-actively-participation type in the level of trustworthiness to the supervisor who was autocratic style. 4. The subordinate who was high-independent-thinking type in the level of trust- worthiness to the supervisor who was delegation style was higher than the subordinate who was low-independent-thinking type in the level of trust- worthiness to the supervisor who was autocratic style. 5. The level of trust- worthiness to supervisor was positive related to the level of liking for supervi- sor, the level of liking for supervisor was positive related to the level of obedi- ence to super- visor. The implications for managerial practices on the findings of this study were provided to supervisor who should adopt opinions of subor- dinates while making decision in the meeting, and admonish them of their necessary direction by understanding subordinate characteristics. Finally, the supervisor would win subordinates’ confidence, liking, and obedience.