Human relations training and the stability of leadership patterns

Abstract

Before and after scores on supervisory behavior description scales ("consideration", and "initiating structure") were compared for two pairs of groups of supervisors: a group that had initial training with a no-training control group, and a group that had refresher training with a no-refresher training control group. None of the experimental-control comparisons showed significant changes as a result of training. However, the finding that pre-test-post-test correlations were consistently higher for the control than for the experimental groups "raises the possibility of differential effects according to the individual" as a result of training. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)