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Structure and Consideration were identified by them. The
reliability for these two dimensions is high, and in
several studies agreements between respondents in de-
scribing their respective leaders have been found to be
significant. It has been found in other studies that the
most effective leaders are those who score high on both
dimensions of leadership behavior. The two dimensions of
Initiating Structure and Consideration describe the be-
havior of a leader as he operates in his position and ia
not to be considered as traits of leadership. Stogdill
(26) pointed out that there should be a greater emphasis
on viewing leadership as a behavior and not as a trait of
individual personality. Evenson (6), in his study of
high-school principals, reported that it would be unwise
to use these dimensions, as rated by teachers, as the
only criteria for leadership effectiveness. The question-
naire does not measure an intrinsic capacity for leader-
ship but gives a description of what the leader does. It
does not attempt to evaluate the effectiveness or effi-
ciency of how a leader performs his job.
Because of Svenson's study, it was decided that a
scale would be devised to evaluate the efficiency and
effectiveness of maintenance supervisors. This was done
by having a recognized jury of experts in the field of
maintenance select items on which each supervisor should
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Wells, Weldon Stanley. A Study of Personality Traits, Situational Factors, and Leadership Actions of Selected School Maintenance Supervisors, dissertation, January 1964; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc164176/m1/21/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .