Cite this article:
Ramakanth (1988). Comparisons Of Attitudes Of Managers Using Generalized Theory. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-A: SOCIAL-SCIENCE), 1(1), pp. 161-184.
Journal
of Ravishankar University Vol. 01
No. A (Science) 1988 pp.161-184
ISSN 0970 5910
Comparisons Of Attitudes Of
Managers Using Generalized Theory
J
Ramakanth
Osmania
University, Hyderabad
MS received 24 March 88; revised 5 September 88
l. Introduction: A survey was conducted
recently using semantic differential method, to deduce Managerial attitudes. The
responses have already been analysed and published elsewhere [Ramakanth, J.
I986(a), 1986(b), 1987{a). 1987(b).] Further
comparisons are possible from the same data, some of which
are considered in this paper. The extension of the
theory has been attempted in two directions (1) Generalization of
comparisons (2) Refinement in the
use of the semantic differential method. Comparisons of managerial attitudes
are made using. these extensions in respect of three concepts viz., To
persuade, To direct, To succeed. The extended theory achieves the objective of
comparing the proximity of any pair of concepts across any pair of
organizations or individuals.
2.
Generalization of comparisons
2 .1 Sample
for the study: Managers from some public enterprises in Hyderabad and
some managers
from the Public Enterprises who came to Hyderabad to attend some short-term
courses, formed the sample for the study
of attitudes. Some of them were reluctant to have the identity of their
organization revealed and some were unwilling to have the number of
respondents mentioned. Hence these details are omitted. Although some effort
was made to select managers according to certain norms, the effort had to be
abandoned because of the poor response rate. Where the
names of the
organizations had to be suppressed, we used the letters P.Q.R. For
the group of managers who came to attend short-term courses in Hyderabad, we used 'Rest of India' as they did
not belong to any single organization and as they were from outside Hyderabad.
Names of organizations were given in the cases where they had no objection. The
sample size, in terms of responses received, was 132.
2.2 The generalization: In the semantic
differential. method the response of the manager for a concept in terms of a
finite number of quality-pairs (scales) is translated into a point called the
image.
NOTE:
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