Interpersonal compatibility and managerial work effectiveness: A test of the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation theory

Abstract

Examined whether W. Schutz's Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation compatibility theory, based on interpersonal need satisfaction, would hold in a context which emphasized rational, nonpersonal processes. Ss were 360 male industrial supervisors. 2 types of interpersonal compatibility were compared to 2 measures of interpersonal work effectiveness and to a measure of sociometric choice. Only 2 of 20 operational hypotheses testing the theoretical postulate of compatibility were supported by the data. It is concluded that the theory did not hold in the context studied. (26 ref) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)