Comparative managerial role perceptions in military and business hierarchies

Abstract

COMPARED MANAGERIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE REQUIREMENTS PERCEIVED BY MILITARY OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN MANAGERS. A QUESTIONNAIRE PROVIDED DATA FROM 703 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND 594 NONCOMMISSIONED PERSONNEL SERVING IN AN OVERSEAS AIR FORCE COMMAND. THE FINDINGS SHOWED THAT INNER-DIRECTED TRAITS ARE REGARDED AS MORE IMPORTANT FOR JOB SUCCESS THAN OTHER-DIRECTED, AS AMONG CIVILIAN MANAGERS. HOWEVER, THE PATTERN OF THE CHANGE AMONG LEVELS OF THE MILITARY HIERARCHY AND THE PRIMARY ROLE REQUIREMENTS PERCEIVED DIFFERED CONSIDERABLY FROM THOSE EXHIBITED BY CIVILIAN MANAGERS. ALSO, COMMISSIONED OFFICERS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE BEHAVIOR NECESSARY FOR JOB SUCCESS DIFFERED GREATLY FROM THOSE OF NONCOMMISSIONED PERSONNEL. RESULTS FROM THE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS SHOW CLEAR DOMINANCE OF OTHER-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)