Abstract
This study assessed the possible relation between managers' perceptions of their leadership styles (in the context of Situational Leadership Theory) and their attitudes toward using personal computers. Data were provided by 404 randomly selected managers employed in various departments within 67 diverse organizations. The Leader Behavior Analysis II—Self was used to estimate managers' primary leadership styles. Attitudes toward personal computers were measured by a 26-item scale developed for this study. Analysis of variance indicated a positive relationship between managers' self-perceived leadership styles and their attitudes toward use of computers. Managers who showed high direction and low support leadership behaviors had less positive computer attitudes than the other three groups. That one style might be significantly more positive than the others was not shown. Leadership behaviors are associated with positive attitudes about computers.
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