Interdependence of Self-Reported Estimates of Individual and Unit Performance ofU.S. Army Junior Officers

摘要

This report integrates and extends the existing research on individual (Olsen andBorman, 1989) and group (Blades, 1986) performance by interrelating self-reported estimates of individual and group (unit) performance in a system of simultaneous equations. The Blades (1986) model of unit performance was supported and extended by an analysis of survey data from a sample of 3,442 junior officers. These analyses showed that self-reported estimates of unit performance were related positively with: (i) the self-reported estimate of relative individual performance, (ii) command experience, and (iii) the authoritarian leadership style under which a member functioned. The Olsen-Borman (1989) model of organization and environmental variables was extended by showing that self-reported estimates of relative individual mental variables was extended by showing that self-reported estimates of relative individual performance were related positively to: (i) the self-reported estimate of unit performance, (ii) absolute individual performance, (iii) individual confidence, and (iv) pride in service. As regards the performance of the two self-reported estimates of performance, the regression weight of the self-reported estimate of individual performance was substantially greater (.37) in the equation predicting the self-reported estimate of unit performance than the regression weight (.06) of the self-reported estimate of unit performance when predicting the self-reported estimate of individual performance equation. In the context of this model specification, it appears that the self-reported estimate of individual performance is more critical in explaining the self-reported estimate of unit performance than conversely. (sdw)