Richmond, McCroskey, and Davis's Behavioral Alteration Technique was administered to 134 middle managers from a variety of organizations. Step-wise regression analysis indicated managers’ verbal immediacy was associated with more use of reward and expertise and less use of pressure and position with subordinates.
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