RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONALS JOB-ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS - COMPARISON OF 2 LEADERSHIP MODELS

The aim of this study was to investigate the power of the Average Lead ership Style (ALS) and Vertical Dyad Linkage (VDL) models of leadershi p in explaining relationships between leader's initiating structure be haviour and consideration behaviour, and subordinates' attitudes and p erceptions. The considered dependent variables were five facets of job satisfaction, two role stress variables (role conflict and ambiguity) , one role strain indicator (job tension), and four dimensions of work team climate. The relationships were investigated in two occupational samples comprising 127 family physicians and 155 nurses working in 28 Primary Health Care Teams. Within and between analysis (WABA) and cont extual analysis were applied in order to determine the appropriate lev el of analysis (group as expected from ALS or individual as expected f rom VDL) for studying the relationships between leader consideration a nd initiating structure behaviours and the dependent variables. The re sults obtained showed the prevalence of the VDL model in most of the c ases, although two of the relationships studied fitted the ALS model.