Open AccessRelationships between Managerial Power Orientation and Unit Cohesiveness: Implications for R&D Management at NASA
Author(s) -
Augustine C. Arize,
Scott Liu,
Solomon Nyaanga,
John Malindretos
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of business administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-4015
pISSN - 1923-4007
DOI - 10.5430/ijba.v8n6p36
Subject(s) - group cohesiveness , unit (ring theory) , power (physics) , perception , orientation (vector space) , psychology , group (periodic table) , business , middle management , social psychology , marketing , mathematics , chemistry , physics , mathematics education , geometry , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , neuroscience
This study examines relationships between managers’ self and subordinate ratings of controlling and power sharing on their units' perceptions of intra-group and interunit cohesiveness. Four hundred and forty-five NASA middle managers and 1795 of their subordinates completed a 122 item survey of management practices and group climate. Results indicate that managers who use both controlling and power sharing behavior have more cohesive units than managers who use only one orientation. Unit cohesiveness was greater when managers’ self-ratings were consistent with their subordinates' ratings.