An Empirical Investigation of Supervisory Management Styles and Associated Factors for Postgraduate Level Research Supervision

Abstract

Based on the dynamic model of supervisory management styles this research focused on the empirical verification of the preferred supervisory management styles and their associated baseline characteristics of supervisors and supervisees. The study used a mixedmethods research approach and was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, semi-structured interviews were conducted from 30 supervisors from different disciplines to get an overview of the context specific supervision problems faced by supervisors.