Abstract:

The study of interpersonal relations in the supervisor-subordinate system is one of the most important areas in the modern social psychology of organizations. Consideration of this issue is essential in solving such applied problems as improving the adaptability, motivation, trustworthiness, and loyalty of employees, effective leadership, developing an organizational culture and introducing innovations. Almost no problem of organizational psychology can be solved without an analysis of the interaction of the supervisor and subordinates. A special issue of organizational psychology of interpersonal relations is the subordinate's perception of the personality and actions of the supervisor. In the process of implementation, the manifestation of leadership is recognized and interpreted by employees in one way or another, and the results of this social perception make a significant contribution (positive or negative) to the functioning and development of the organization. The perception of the personality of the supervisor is the most important factor in the formation of professional self-awareness and professional identity. As a result of perception, the characteristics of the perceived object are usually structured, and the object of perception belongs to a certain category by the subject of perception. Thus, the main issue in the scientific analysis of the perceptual process is the definition and study of the determinants of structured perception. The article discusses the specifics of the psychology of relations in the context of "supervisor-subordinate." In the course of a multi-stage socio-psychological study conducted in mixed teams of manufacturing enterprises, the structure of the manager’s image was revealed, including two parts: the core and the peripheral part. In the male and female parts of the respondents of mixed groups, the perception of the core of the perceptive image of the supervisor was identical, while differences were revealed in the structure of the elements of the peripheral part of the image of the supervisor. The peripheral part of the manager’s image has a variable dynamic structure that is sensitive to external changes (transformation of the socio-economic situation, change of ownership of a manufacturing enterprise, etc.). The data obtained are of interest for further study of the socio-perceptual process in management and can be used as part of a course to increase the psychological competence of managers of mixed production teams.