Abstract
This study examines the interactive influence of three different leadership styles and two levels of group productivity norms on individuals' adjustment and performance on a decision-making task. One hundred forty-four commerce undergraduates completed a task under the direction of either a charismatic, structuring, or considerate leader (an experimental confederate). Participants individually worked on the task in the presence of two other commerce students (also experimental confederates) who demonstrated either high or low productivity on the task. Participants working under the charismatic leader, regardless of the directionality of group productivity norms, had high task performance, task adjustment, and adjustment to the leader and to the group. Participants working under the structuring leader and in the high productivity norm group reported higher task satisfaction and lower role conflict than participants working under the structuring leader and in the low productivity norm group. Individuals with a considerate leader and in a high productivity norm group had significantly higher task satisfaction than those with a considerate leader and in a low productivity norm group. Explanations and implications of the results are discussed.
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