Albright College



Title of project: Leadership Perceptions



Principal Investigator: Stephen John Piechota



1. Purpose of the study: The study in which you are about to participate is research that is being conducted as a school project by Stephen John Piechota, a Psychology student in Albright College School of Professional Studies. The purpose of the study is to evaluate leadership perceptions.



2. Participant selection: Anyone over 18 will be able to participate. Participants will be recruited by email and social media to take the survey.



3. Procedures to be followed: If participants consent to participate, they will read one of three scenarios. They will then answer a series of questions based on the scenarios.



4. Discomforts and risks: Other than the risk of sharing thoughts, there are no physical or emotional risks in participating in this study. There may be discomfort making initial judgements on people, but the purpose is to gain honest insight into peoples’ first perceptions of people in a leadership position.



5. Benefits: The benefits of this study will be the analysis of people’s initial perceptions of a leader’s education and experience, as well as gauge their belief their boss should be in their role and how likely they are to trust them as an expert in their field.



6. Duration and time: This study should take about 5-10 minutes.



7. Anonymity: Your name will not be associated with your responses or with this study because you will never be asked to provide your name. Participation is completely anonymous. All responses will be anonymous. The survey tool will be set for anonymous collection and no IP addresses will be recorded.



8. Right to ask questions: You have the right to ask questions and have those questions answered. Should you have questions about your rights as a participant or after the completion of this study, you can contact me at stephen.piechota001@albright.edu, or the faculty sponsor of this project, Dr. Lindsay Phillips at:

Albright College

P.O. Box 15234

Reading, PA 19612

lphillips@albright.edu



9. Voluntary participation: Your decision whether or not to participate is voluntary. You have the right to decline to participate in this research at any time. If you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw your consent and to discontinue your participation at any time without penalty. You are also free to omit any questions you feel uncomfortable answering.



You must be 18 years of age or older to consent to participate in this study. If you consent to participate in this research study and to the terms above, click “next” to continue



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Thank you very much for your contribution to this study.







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