Abstract
The effect of leadership behavior in the normal time both on follower's productivity and on coping behavior when emergency occurred was investigated. A subject was assigned a task with a co-worker, a confederate, working beside her. Productivity was measured by subject's task performance while coping behavior was measured by her response to an unexpectedly introduced warning sound in a workroom. Leadership was manipulated based on Misumi's Performance (P) -Maintenance (M) theory. A combination of P behavior emphasizing group goal (P2) and M behavior facilitating group integration (M2) was examined in addition to a combination of P behavior emphasizing individual productivity (P1) and M behavior reducing follower's tension (M1). The results showed that a combined P2 and M2 was found most effective concerning both dependent variables. Furthermore, leadership behavior in the ordinary settings affected not only follower's productivity but also coping behavior. This seemed relevant to crisis situation in which normacy-bias may disturb a quick response to a sign of danger.
