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Agreement between young subordinates and managers about social and personal practices in the workplace
Author(s) -
Markward Martha J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.3920030308
Subject(s) - normative , competence (human resources) , psychology , social competence , human resource management , perspective (graphical) , human resources , social psychology , normative social influence , public relations , management , social change , political science , artificial intelligence , computer science , law , economics
Research is lacking that identifies the normative perspectives of collaborations between subordinates and superiors in work environments typified by youth employment. In this study, managers and high school students were asked to rate the importance of both personal and social competence in practices involving subordinates without reference to specific work‐system expertise. The two groups agreed that social competence is more important than personal competence. That normative perspective suggests that managers might stress social competence in their practices with subordinates in businesses characterized by youth employment. Such a conclusion has practice and research implications for human resource specialists interested in developing and managing a competent work force.