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Academy of Management Journal Vol. 15 No. 2 1972

Technical Competence of Group Leaders, Managerial Role, and Productivity in Engineering Design Groups

Allen Slusher; James Van Dyke; Gerald L. Rose

University of Iowa

Abstract

This study focuses on nine group leaders of matched engineering design groups. A significant negative correlation was found between the group leaders' technical competence and their managerial role adoption. A strong positive correlation between managerial role adoption and group productivity was obtained. It is suggested that engineers with high technical competence tend to reject the role of manager.

DOI
10.5465/254911
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
197-204
Sources
ris:amj.ris openalex

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