Topic: Supervisory Communication Author(s), Title and Publication Sager, K. L. (2008). An exploratory study of the relationships between theory X/Y assumptions and superior communicator style. Management Communication Quarterly, 22(2), 288-312. Summary This study explored whether supervisors’ attitudes and leadership behaviors toward their subordinates (theory X/Y) influence the way they communicate with them (communicator style model). … Continue reading An Exploratory Study of the Relationships Between Theory X/Y Assumptions and Superior Communicator Style