A study of the leadership style and job involvement of basic-level police:Illustrated with the police stations of the police bureau Taipei city government

• Main Author: 潘金葉
• Other Authors: 蕭武桐
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/21427307626120773055

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 公共行政研究所 === 96 === The chiefs of police stations are basic-level executives in the entire police organization, and they play critical and influential roles within the police organization. Furthermore, their leadership will directly affect the work efficiency and implementation quality of police orders and policies. The purposes of this study are in three major areas: 1. if the leadership style of station chief affects the devotion of police ; 2. if the factor of individual traits of basic-level police should affect the leadership style of the station chief; 3. if personal traib of basic-level police affect their job involvement. The methodology of this study is “questionnaire” and “in-depth interview.” In terms of quantitative study, sampling investigation of questionnaire is conducted with chiefs of 93 police stations and one-third basic-level police of the police station from the Taipei City Police Department. A total of 812 questionnaires are distributed, with 800 valid copies retrieved. As information is recouped, frequency distribution, factor analysis, reliability analysis, and T-test are used to conduct information analysis. For qualitative study, every two chiefs and one basic-level police are selected from each of very heavily loaded police stations, less heavily loaded police stations, and police stations of lesser work load. In total, 12 people are chosen to conduct in-depth interview for analysis and comparison. It is found from the research that the interpretation of leadership has been hanged, of which meaning used to be the guidance and superior-inferior relationship, evolving into coordination and parallel interactions nowadays. Furthermore, instead of the authoritative, heroic leading style and performance-oriented, military management, the tendency of caring and consensus reaching with the subordinates emerges within the police leading party. Hence, the leading style of the chief of the police station has a great influence on the working spirits of the whole department. Besides, due to the fact that policemen who get involved in their jobs vary , this research will observe and analyze from satisfaction, performance achievement and decision-making participation of work among the policeman, and the analysis is as follows: 1.rare affirmation and trust obtained from our people due to the characteristics of the policeman work; 2.since the heavy workload of the basic-level police, their chances of self-development are quite limited; 3.They cant have a sense of achievement under the police system and the social ideology; 4.negative report from the media results in the bad image and low society status of our policeman; 5.too much workload for the basic-level policeman ; 6.the chief of police station shall set good examples with their own behavior; 7.the necessity of empowerment policy; 8.the participation system could not be put into effect. Above all, this research would be based upon the aim of the project, working through information study, questionnaire and in-depth interview. Following 3 directions as personal characteristics, leading style and their working involvement, considering the applicability, the study provide feasible policy suggestions in short, medium and long term for the police system, and the reference of following researchers.