The effect of three types of leadership on group productivity and satisfaction was investigated. Groups of five children were randomly constituted and assigned an authoritarian, a democratic, or a laissez-faire leader. Nine groups were formed-three with each type of leader.
The groups worked on various projects for a week. Measures of each child's personal satisfaction were taken and pooled to give a score for each child. The data are presented in the accompanying table. Test all possible comparisons with a Wilcoxon-Wilcox test.
|
Authorization
|
Democratic
|
Laissez-faire
|
|
120
|
108
|
100
|
|
102
|
156
|
69
|
|
141
|
92
|
103
|
|
90
|
132
|
76
|
|
130
|
161
|
99
|
|
153
|
90
|
126
|
|
77
|
105
|
79
|
|
97
|
125
|
114
|
|
135
|
146
|
141
|
|
121
|
131
|
82
|
|
100
|
107
|
84
|
|
147
|
118
|
120
|
|
137
|
110
|
101
|
|
128
|
132
|
62
|
|
86
|
100
|
50
|