Crisis Communication:
A National Study of Leadership During the Financial Crisis
© 2009 - Ruby A. Rouse, PhD & Rich S. Schuttler, PhD
Data Analysis

 

Hypotheses

Variables

Type of Data

Analysis

H10:  During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, perceptions of supervisor leadership/communication do not differ significantly by industry.

H1A:  During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, perceptions of supervisor leadership/communication differ significantly by industry.

·   Industry

·   Supervisor leadership

·   Supervisor communication

· Nominal

·  Ordinal

ANOVA

H20:  There is no significant correlation between perceptions of the 2008-2009 financial crisis and supervisors’ leadership/communication.

H2A:  There is significant correlation between perceptions of the 2008-2009 financial crisis and supervisors’ leadership/communication.

·  Perceptions of the financial crisis

·  Supervisor leadership

·  Supervisor communication

· Ordinal

Correlation

Spearman’s rho

H30:  During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, there is no significant correlation between supervisors’ leadership/communication and employee performance.

H3A:  During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, there is significant correlation between supervisors’ leadership/communication and employee performance.

· Supervisor leadership

· Supervisor communication

· Employee performance

· Ordinal

 

Correlation

Spearman’s rho

 

* The analysis also included basic frequencies, descriptive statistics, and a content analysis of open-ended responses. Three doctorally trained researchers independently coded responses to identify themes in

participants’ open-ended comments. Cronbach’s alpha was used to evaluate the internal consistency of the

open-ended coding.

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