Motivations: Army Civilian Leadership Approach Antecedents

230 Pages Posted: 19 Dec 2018

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Lawrence Wilson

Army Management Staff College

Jeramy Cook

Army Management Staff College

David Teater

Government of the United States of America - Army Management Staff College

Date Written: August 31, 2018

Abstract

Capitalizing on a leader’s natural predilection to employ a specific leadership approach by correlating Motivational Value Systems (MVSs) to scholarly accepted, psychometrically validated leadership theories, this investigation draws parallel relationships between a leader’s intrinsic impulsions and resulting influence actions. Linking greater motivation and leadership theories, this exploratory, quasi-experimental, quantitative, correlational investigation tests for parallel relationships between a leader’s MVS and subsequent influence approach in order to inform Army Civilian leader identity development. Employing four historically validated leadership measurement instrument extracts, this cross sectional, survey-based research effort leveraged a hybrid three-stage purposive-random sample (n = 328). Significant BLUE MVS to servant leadership (α(85) = .708) and HUB MVS to situational leadership (α(88) = -.529) correlations were observed. Moderate positive GREEN MVS to transactional leadership (α(78) = .458) and RED MVS to transformational leadership (α(77) = .438) affiliations exist. Variable correlation significance (μα(328) = .533) suggest inherent underlying motivations substantially impact a leader’s influence approach and subsequent behaviors. Results portent strengths-based increases in leader development program effectiveness among 241,000 Army Civilian Corps (ACC) members across 491 occupational specialties. Research effort findings offer comprehensive institutional modification opportunity while promising Army Civilian leader advancement.

Keywords: Leadership, Motivation, Leader Development, US Army, Strength Deployment Inventory, Influence, AMSC

Suggested Citation

Wilson, Lawrence and Cook, Jeramy and Teater, David, Motivations: Army Civilian Leadership Approach Antecedents (August 31, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3284110 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3284110

Lawrence Wilson (Contact Author)

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Jeramy Cook

Army Management Staff College ( email )

250 Gibbon Ave.
Fort Leavenworth, KS Kansas 66027
United States
913-758-3597 (Phone)

David Teater

Government of the United States of America - Army Management Staff College ( email )

250 Gibbon Ave.
Fort Leavenworth, KS Kansas 66027
United States

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