“…Unlike many studies of leadership style that have used scenarios of hypothetical work situations and/or have been conducted with undergraduate students as research participants (e.g., Bar-Tal, 1991;Fenton & Kaczkowski, 1987;Kraus & Gemmill, 1990), the participant sample used for this study was drawn from a population of men and women in real work situations. The assessment of employees from actual work settings contributed to the authenticity of the research findings. '…”