Abstract
The aim of this study was to develop leadership skills in
middle managers through an intervention design for such
purposes.
The purpose of the investigation was to evaluate the intervention
against six selected criteria in order to determine the degree
to which it led to an increase in the leadership effectiveness
of a group of middle managers.
The evaluative study employed a Control Group Pre-!est/PostTest
Design which allowed for the allocation through randomization
of 54 subjects (a natural group) to two equal groups
(one experimental and one control). Statistical control in
the form of ANCOVA was administered \vhich led to a comparison
of the post-measurements of the experimenta 1 group with that
of the control group with the effects of the pre-measures
removed. The Wilcoxon Matched-pairs Signed-Ranks Test was
further used to reveal the direction of movement within each
group on the respective variables.
The research findings revealed a significant difference between
the experimental and control groups on the following variables:
(a) Style flexibility significantly increased in the experimenta
1 group pre to post in the absence of such change in
the control group.
(b) Task orientation showed a decline in the experimental
group pre to post which was not present in the contra l
group...
M.Com. (Industrial Psychology)