@techreport{Rappe2005Workers,
abstract = {This study analyses the competence gaps of lower-level managers in a typical
manufacturing plant in Germany that had recently introduced a teamwork
structure. Results indicate that the managers have difficulties with their new
leadership-related tasks. Higher levels of leadership competence are found to be associated with better acceptance as a manager by superiors, but not by
subordinates, better interaction with both subordinates and superiors, and with
higher job satisfaction. Finally, a quasi-experiment shows that a combination of workshops and individual coaching had measurable effects on leadership
competencies and partly improved identification with the managerial role. In
terms of methodology, a new format of self-assessments is suggested for a more
valid measurement of competencies.},
address = {Mannheim},
author = {Christoph Rappe and Thomas Zwick},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {J24; C93; M12; 330; Leadership skills; first line managers; training; experiment; Gruppenarbeit; F\"{u}hrungspers\"{o}nlichkeit; Facharbeiter},
language = {eng},
number = {05-13},
publisher = {Zentrum f\"{u}r Europ\"{a}ische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)},
title = {Workers into Managers: Developing Leadership Competence of Production Unit Managers},
type = {ZEW Discussion Papers},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/24106},
year = {2005}
}
