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Supervisory behaviour as a source of perceived task scope
Author(s) -
GRIFFIN RICKY W.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of occupational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0305-8107
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1981.tb00057.x
Subject(s) - supervisor , task (project management) , perception , scope (computer science) , psychology , applied psychology , social psychology , computer science , engineering , management , neuroscience , economics , programming language , systems engineering
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of intended supervisory behaviours on employee perceptions of task characteristics. The subjects were 29 first‐line manufacturing supervisors and two employees of each supervisor. To measure intended supervisory behaviours, interviews were conducted with each supervisor, while perceptions of task characteristics were obtained by questionnaire from the subordinates. Results indicated a very high level of convergence between intended supervisory behaviours and employee perceptions of their tasks. Implications for future task design research are discussed.