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2007 Annual International CHRIE Conference & Exposition 
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Management Style 
Eighteen questions were asked using a 5-point Likert scale regarding different management styles and 
techniques. These questions were based upon a management survey developed for the purpose of training and has 
been used for leadership training in a variety of corporations (Clark, 2006). These questions were analyzed using 
Kolmogorov-Smirnov Z tests due to the small sample size. As can be seen in Table 1, many of the dimensions of 
management style were found to be significant at the p<0.05 level. The dimensions used to test Hypothesis 8: 
coaching new skills, encouraging employees, employee mentorship, team building, respecting boundaries, and 
employee performance improvement were all found to be significant. As a result, hypothesis 8: “Hotel general 
managers promote positive employee performance” is supported. 
The remaining management style dimensions concerned employee and organizational efficiency and 
therefore were used to test Hypothesis 9. The majority of these dimensions were found to be statistically significant 
or marginally significant result in hypothesis 9: “Hotel general managers fit into the 5,5 to 9,9 range of Blake and 
Mouton’s managerial grids” being supported.