ABSTRACT
382 employees in government offices were surveyed using demographic variables and organizational and interpersonal boundaries. Analysis of variance indicated a significant difference in Mental Boundary Score between Baby Boomers I (born 1946-1954) and Generation X (born 1965-1976) cohorts.
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Intergenerational Relations , Personality Inventory/statistics & numerical data , Age Factors , Analysis of Variance , Cohort Studies , Consciousness/physiology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Midwestern United States , Motivation , Self Concept , Surveys and Questionnaires , Unconscious, PsychologyABSTRACT
In this study were examined leaders' and members' scores on locus of control, sources of motivation, and mental boundaries to predict the quality of leader-member exchanges. 80 elected officials and their 388 direct reports were sampled in a field study. Analysis indicated followers' scores on locus of control, leaders' scores of self-concept internal motivation, leaders' scores on locus of control, and followers' rated goal-internalization motivation were positively related to leader-member exchanges. Implications and directions for research are discussed.
