Convergent job expectations and ratings of industrial foremen

Abstract

A significant positive correlation was hypothesized between evaluations of foremen made by superiors and subordinates and the degree to which foremen share and accurately predict superior-subordinate expectations regarding the foreman's job behavior. The Ss, (8 superiors, 32 foremen, and 377 subordinates) responded to a questionnaire composed of "consideration" and "structure" items yielding "expectation-convergence scores" which were correlated with evaluation measures. In a department providing close face-to-face interaction, a significant proportion of the variance in superior evaluations was accounted for by the hypothesis of expectation convergence. Implications for common personnel practices are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)