Week 1: Judge, Piccolo & Ilies (2004) The forgotten ones? The validity of consideration and initiating structure in leadership research

Question 1

Judge, Piccolo and Ilies provide a meta-analysis in support of which Style theory and why?

Answer 1

Ohio State research; they believe that the Ohio State research was disregarded too early due to inconsistencies in validity test –> an attempt to address said inconsistencies and validity issues

Question 2

Judge et al. found the following:

1. consideration and initiating structure are both positively related to ______ and ______. However, there are slight differences.
2. consideration has a stronger effect on follower _____ and _____
3. initiating structure is stronger related to ______ and _____ performance.
4. followers prefer _____ leaders, but usually perform better under _____ leaders.

Answer 2

1. follower satisfaction, leader effectiveness
2. follower satisfaction, motivation
3. leader effectiveness and group
4. considerate, structured

Question 3

This article received mixed support why?

Answer 3

due to differences in validity results of different measures

Question 4

What is an often-recurring conclusion according to the meta-analysis of Judge et al. (2004) on consideration and initiating structure?

a. Consideration correlates more strongly with leader satisfaction and initiating structure correlates more strongly with job satisfaction.
b. Consideration correlates more strongly with performance or effectiveness and initiating structure correlates more strongly with follower satisfaction
c. Consideration correlates more strongly with follower satisfaction and initiating structure correlates more strongly with motivation and performance and effectiveness.
d. Consideration correlates more strongly with follower satisfaction and initiating structure correlates more strongly with performance or effectiveness

Answer 4

d.

Question 5

Name all four relevant findings of this article.

Answer 5

1. consideration and initiating structure are both positively related to follower satisfaction and leader effectiveness, but there are some differences:
2. consideration has a stronger effect on follower satisfaction and motivation
3. initiating structure is stronger related to leader effectiveness and group performance
4. followers prefer considerate leaders, but usually perform better under structured leaders.