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Original Articles

Superior and subordinate communication profiles: Implications for independent‐mindedness and upward effectiveness

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Pages 73-80 | Published online: 22 May 2009
 

Abstract

A framework is explained that maintains corporate productivity is enhanced when organizations nurture employee independent‐mindedness. An argumentative‐low verbally aggressive organizational communication climate is believed to create the freedom which nurtures independent‐mindedness. A study of 131 superior‐subordinate dyads in a large number of organizations investigated some of these assumptions.

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