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Gmham (1983) in his study revealed that significantcomlationn existed ktween the employees' job streu and leaderkhaviour description questionnaire acores ofthe diatrictprogramme leaden' leader behamour. k initiation structure andconsideration Korea of the dintrict programme leader incr-,the job ntresr Korea decreamd. Simiily, Kenneth (1983) in hisrtudy of116 sales persons indicated that sale supe~sorykhnviour, consideration, initiation structure, participation andfeedback wm related to sales force perceptions of rule stresa.Schular (1980) surveyed 382, high, middle and low levelemployees m a large rnanufactunng finn. Data showed thatpartlclpat~on m decla~on malung was negauvely related to roleconhct From thew studies, 11 can be suggested that, the h~gherthe lnltlatlon and cons~dcrat~on of the supenor the lesser theconn~ct faced by the focal persons \58.720%~86hnas (1969) m h~s study found that arpenenced roleconfbct to k hyhly comlated wth W m e n t wth onesrupenor over the degm of authonty to docate orguusaaonalreguda, e g , py, promotlonr, etc , to one a subordmates. He a hfound that p cmg managen a hrgh delpn of authonty to defineV13