For this, the definition of autocratic and participative leadership style according to Vroom (2000) was given to these students together with the five alternatives of the leadership.
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Note that the students received each of the alternatives in a separate way, that is, each of the alternatives was written on a different piece of paper. The students put the alternatives in a sequence that represent from the most autocratic to the most participative leadership style. Through an analysis of frequency it was possible to establish the sequence of the alternatives from the most autocratic to the most participative leadership, according to the student’s point of view. Moreover, as a non-parametric test for ordinal data, the Kendall´s coefficient of concordance (W) was used in order to analyze the inter-judge consistency (the Kendall’s coefficient was W = 0,91). Hence, the items were ordered from the most autocratic style to the most participative, that is, in the same sequence proposed by Vroom (2000): Decide, Consult (individually), Consult (group), Facilitate and Delegate