Abstract
A Comparison of Japanese Performance-Maintenance Measures with U.S. Leadership Scales
M.F. Peterson, R.L. Phillips & C.A. Duran
The present paper is part of a research program aimed at providing quantified information to aid in subjective comparisons of Japanese and U. S. constructions of leadership. Data are reported from 2641ower level employees in a large retail chain located in the Southwestern United States. The data were collected using a questionnaire that included items adapted from Japanese PM theory, goal emphasis items from the Michigan Survey of Organizations, items from a recent questionnaire from the Ohio State tradition, Bass's Charismatic Leadership scale, and items asking about dysfunctional, situationally inappropriate leadership. Factor analysis and index construction information is provided for scales based on these items. Correlations among these scales, and regressions predicting Job Involvement, Organizational Commitment, and Store Effectiveness indicate areas of overlap and areas of distinctiveness in measures based on different leadership research traditions.