Interdependence and Power Between Managers and Employees: A Study of the Leader Relationship
通过对医院46名管理者和员工的访谈，研究发现合作性相互依赖有助于提升交换和生产力，而竞争性依赖则相反。
The dependence of managers and employees upon each other can affect their influence and power. Forty-six managers and employees in a hospital were interviewed with the critical incident method. Cooperative, in contrast to competitive, interdependence was found to contribute to exchange and productivity. Managers and employees used common tasks, a shared purpose, the need to exchange resources, and positivefeelings to conclude their goals were cooperative. Cooperative interaction was found to result in efficient completion of tasks, improved productivity, and confidence thatfuture collaboration would be successful.