The relationship of personal values and leadership behavior among first-level supervisors

Ninety-three first-level supervisors participated in a study to determine the degree to which their personal values (Schwartz Value System) correlated with self-expressed leadership behavior (Competing Values framework). Survey data was analyzed via multivariate statistical techniques (canonical correlation and multiple regression). Canonical correlation demonstrated a strong association among personal values and leadership behavior, while multiple regression showed that the relationship was not as originally predicted by the author's Consolidated Theoretical Model. However, a slight rearrangement of the variables produced a model (Revised Theoretical Model) capable of explaining these relationships. Finally, this dissertation related these findings to (1) systems theory, (2) competing values and behavior, and (3) the importance of multivariate analysis to the study of leadership behavior.