Predominant Leadership Style in the 1st Military Police Battalion in the State of Rondônia, Brazil

Abstract

This research aimed to identify the predominant leadership style among the leaders of the 1st Military Police Battalion of Rondônia, among the leadership styles focused on Relationship, Task or Situation. As for the methodology, the research is classified as quantitative-descriptive since a questionnaire was applied to the respondents to identify which leadership style was perceived by the followers. The questionnaire was distributed electronically, using a link sent by the Slack application,means of communication used by the battalion. The questionnaire was based on the Management Style Assessment Scale (EAEG), developed by Melo (2004). This questionnaire consists of 19 statements about how leaders act, which must be evaluated by the respondents and rated from 1 to 5, with the respective extremes: Never acting like this and Always acting like that. The results achieved showed that the style focused on the Task presented an average of 4.314, while the style focused on the Situation presented an average of 4.231, finally the style focused on the Relationship presented an average of 4.009. Therefore, it can be concluded that the 1st Military Police Battalion of Rondônia presents the style that is expected in a military institution based on respect for hierarchy.