Accession Number:

ADA026596

Title:

Differences in Task Behavior and Attitudes in Two Organizational Settings by Race.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

NORTH CAROLINA UNIV AT CHARLOTTE

Personal Author(s):

• Allen,William R.
• Ruhe,John A.

Report Date:

1976-06-30

Pagination or Media Count:

75.0

Abstract:

This report pulled together two studies in different organizational settings--a university and a naval recruit center. The ANOVA analysis compared differences and consistencies by tasks between leader race, subordinate race, group composition, group size, and settings on number of output and intervening variables such as productivity of groups, duration of speech, satisfaction, self-esteem, Bales IPA behavior. Group composition and size had a significant effect through both studies on the self-esteem and satisfaction of black and white subordinates.

Descriptors:

• *MANAGEMENT
• *ETHNIC GROUPS
• *SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
• EXPERIMENTAL DATA
• LEADERSHIP
• GROUP DYNAMICS
• ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• COMPARISON
• PROBLEM SOLVING
• DATA ACQUISITION
• UNIVERSITIES
• MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS
• BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
• CAUCASIANS
• BLACKS(RACIAL GROUP)

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law
• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE