Ohio State University study (behavioral leadership),”Initiating structure vs ConsiderationInitiating structure: refers to a leader’s propensity to structure his or her behavior, and that of his or her employees, in the pursuit of goals-is practiced by the kind of leader who assigns roles and tasks to various team members and emphasizes deadlinesConsideration: characterized by relationship- and trust-building between a leader and his or her employees, usually results in approachable leaders who exhibit care for the satisfaction and well-being of their subordinatesResults: leaders who are high in both initiating structure and consideration enjoy the highest levels of employee performance
although those results are mixed”