Journal article
Heroic or competent? A second look
Abstract
Knight (1984, Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 33, 307–322) has hypothesized that B. M. Staw and J. Ross's (1980, Journal of Applied Psychology, 65(3), 249–260) findings result from observers' perceptions of competent leadership rather than from observers' perceptions of heroic leadership. Although Knight's data support his position, Knight used experimental subjects and materials different from those of Staw and Ross. This study …
Authors
Medcof JW; Evans MG
Journal
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 295–304
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 1986
DOI
10.1016/0749-5978(86)90002-6
ISSN
0749-5978