Publication Date
5-2010
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Dr. Mark Doggett (Director),Dr. Gregory Arbuckle,Dr. Mark Revels
Degree Type
Master of Science in Technology Management
Abstract
The study examines the adherence to principled leadership styles by persons in position of authority and develops a method to determine the extent to which those people deviate from principled leadership practices for purpose of political expediency. Two fortune 500 companies, three smaller local companies and select Western Kentucky University faculty were surveyed using the MACH V Attitude Inventory for determining Machiavellian tendencies via an online survey site. An examination and evaluation of survey results yielded a surpirsingly consistent neutral score, but no indication of Machiavellian tendencies within the respondent group.
Disciplines
Architectural Engineering | Human Resources Management | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Recommended Citation
Leonhardt, Mark Daniel, "Replacing Workplace Leadership with Political Expediency" (2010). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 147.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/147
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Architectural Engineering Commons, Human Resources Management Commons, Organizational Behavior and Theory Commons