PERCEIVED LEADER BEHAVIOR AS A FUNCTION OF THE LEADER'S INTERPERSONAL TRUST ORIENTATION

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study designed to measure leadership behavior as a function of leaders' interpersonal trust orientation. According to the study, leader interpersonal trust is a variable that could possibly affect the way in which subordinates perceive the behavior of leaders. Using as an instrument the Ohio State Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire and the complete Job Descriptive Index, the study determined that leader interpersonal trust is related to consideration and tolerance of freedom.