Examination of a Nomological Network of Team Leadership: A Construct Validation Study

<p>This study examined the construct-related validity evidence for team leadership measurement within the United States Navy. Drawing on literature from industrial/organizational, sport, and military psychology, the current research specified one nomological network for officer team leadership appraisal. The proposed model tested the idea that Naval team leaders engaging in transformational behaviors would be more likely to use and encourage the use of teamwork processes, increase cohesion among team members, and maintain superior mission readiness. The hypotheses were tested with performance appraisal data from 900 Commanders, Lieutenant Commanders, and Lieutenants from aviation, surface, and subsurface warfare communities. The relationships between the constructs were tested using path analysis. Multiple-group comparisons were conducted to identify differences in modeled relationships across the warfare communities. Results did not provide support to the argument that team leadership is more accurately defined and measured as a series of interrelated constructs. Discussion centered on the implications of the results for assessing team leadership.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2008

Author dc:creator

• Strobel, Kari R.

Contributors dc:contributor

• James M. Henson
• Terry L. Dickinson
• Bryan E. Porter
• Alan F. Nordholm

• Construct validity
• Leadership
• Team cohesion
• Team leadership
• Team performance
• Team processes
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Quantitative Psychology

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Identifier

9781109404234

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.odu.edu:psychology_etds-1177