A question of style: Replicating and extending Engel’s supervisory styles with new agencies and new measures
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to attempt to replicate Engel’s (2001) styles of supervision using data from a new sample and including additional independent variables.
Design/methodology/approach
The data were collected from a sample of police supervisors (N=369) at three distinct locations throughout the USA. Bivariate analyses and ordinary least squares regression were used to analyze the data.
Findings
The authors find three of Engel’s four supervisory styles and find largely consistent results, with the exception of gender. Further, the authors find strong evidence for persistent agency-level effects.
Originality/value
Supervisory styles are important to consider, especially when trying to effectively control the behavior of subordinates. While this study cannot address the impact of organizational differences, the consistent agency-level effects suggest this as something that should be considered again in future research.
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Acknowledgements
This work was performed under a subcontract with the University of Illinois at Chicago and made possible by grant number 2008-DN-BX-0005 from the National Institute of Justice; contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represented the official views of the National Institute of Justice.
Citation
Maskaly, J. and Jennings, W. (2016), "A question of style: Replicating and extending Engel’s supervisory styles with new agencies and new measures", Policing: An International Journal, Vol. 39 No. 4, pp. 620-634. https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-02-2016-0029
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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