Date of Award

9-1993

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Abstract

This study attempted to validate Hicks' (1991) findings of 11 factors which could be used to measure the attribution of charisma. Three new factors were added and their validity measured. The instrument measured whether followers differentiated between charismatic and non-charismatic leaders in terms of these factors. We tested if the subjects responded differently to the attribution of charisma based on gender or whether or not they had someone in mind as they completed the instrument. Cronbach's Alpha was used to measure the validity of the 14 factors land to compare them to previous findings. All 14 factors were validated, some with modifications, as measures of the attribution of charisma, and compared favorably with Hicks (1991). It was determined that the changes made to the original scales did not help their validity. A paired t-test showed that 10 of the 14 factors were used by subjects to differentiate between charismatic and non-charismatic leaders. Bonferonni's multiple comparison of treatments was used to reveal that men and women attribute charisma similarly except in isolated cases, and that whether or not a person had someone in mind as they filled out the survey made little difference for the attribution of charisma.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GLM-LAR-93S-3

DTIC Accession Number

ADA276276

Comments

Presented to the Faculty of the School of Logistics and Acquisitions Management of the Air Force Institute of Technology

The authors' Vita pages are omitted.

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