Supervisory power as an influence in supervisor-subordinate relations.
Ninety subjects were randomly assigned to a supervisory role in either a reward only, penalty only, or reward and penalty power condition. The subjects then supervised both successful and unsuccessful subordinates. Subordinate performance, but not supervisory power, consistently affected a subject's actions. Some interesting effects of supervisory power were noted.
D000288:Administrative Personnel; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010559:Personnel Management; D011678:Punishment; D012201:Reward; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires