Naslov
Not too few, not too many – A validation of the situational judgment test measuring five key leadership competencies.

Autori
Palanović, Antun ; Parmač Kovačić, Maja ; Galić, Zvonimir ; Erceg, Nikola ; Ružojčić, Mitja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
EAWOP congress. The Future is Now: the changing world of work

Mjesto i datum
Katowice, Poljska, 24.05.2023. - 27.05.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
leadership, situational judgment test, leadership assessment

Sažetak
Research goals and why the work was worth doing Situational judgment tests (SJTs) can be a useful tool for selection and development of leaders. However, most traditional leadership SJTs have questionable construct validity. At the same time, newer, construct-driven SJTs might not be as appealing to practitioners and candidates as they can be long and assess a large number of overlapping dimensions. The goal of our research was to design a leadership SJT that would be both construct based and appealing to HR practitioners and leaders. Theoretical background Based on critical incidents methodology, literature review and interviews with managers, and guided by the “not too few, not too many” principle we identified five key leadership competencies that appeared across all sources: motivating subordinates (MS), developing subordinates (DS), teamwork management (TM), relationship management (RM) and decision-making (DM). Next, we developed a construct-driven SJT for measuring the procedural knowledge (Motowidlo et al., 2006) related to these competencies. The content of our item responses draws on three well- known psychological constructs that conceptually align with the five competencies – transformational leadership (MS and DS), political skill (RM and TM) and actively open-minded thinking (DM). Each competency was assessed with four situations each having three response alternatives that reflected different levels of a specific competency. Design/Methodology/Approach/Intervention To validate the SJT, we conducted an online survey of 197 supervisors (46.5% female) with the average of 9.25 years of supervising experience (SD = 6.83). The participants completed the SJT and self-reports of declarative knowledge related to the five competencies, transformational leadership, political skill, actively open-minded thinking and the Big 5. We also obtained data from their subordinates (on average, 3 subordinates per supervisor) who rated their supervisor’s transformational leadership and work performance and completed self-reports of burnout, psychological safety and perceived organizational support. Results obtained Monotrait-heteromethod correlations between supervisors’ SJT scores and declarative knowledge of the five competencies showed partial support for the convergent validity of the SJT-MS, SJT-TM and SJT-DM. When it comes to related constructs, only SJT-DM had a significant correlation with actively open-minded thinking. SJT-MO was the only dimension that predicted higher subordinate ratings of supervisors' transformational leadership and work performance as well as their psychological safety after controlling for supervisors' self-reported transformational leadership, political skill and personality. Limitations Internal consistencies of SJT dimensions were below the acceptable level. Conclusions – research and or practical implications/Originality/Value The GB-SJT aims to walk a fine line between the traditional and purely construct-based SJTs. The validation results are promising when it comes to dimensions of motivating others and decision- making, but warrant further refinement of the test. Relevance to the Congress Theme Good bosses are leaders - they motivate employees, help them develop their talents and make important decisions. These leadership competencies, as well as their assessment will only become more important in the future dynamic work environment. *This work was supported by Croatian Science Foundation (Grant No. IP-2018-01-9354) Relevant UN SDGs UN SDGs relevant to this paper are (3) Good health and well-being, (8) Decent work and economic growth.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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