Organizational Psychology

Prupose. The article is devoted to the analysis of methodological and organizational aspects of scientific research in modern organizations. On the example of studying the competencies, personality traits and characteristics of business communication styles of managers — leaders of the grassroots and middle management, “open questions” are discussed (difficulties, problems, inconsistencies in analytical and integrative approaches), new approaches and methods for solving scientific and applied tasks. Method. The following methods have been used: analysis of literary sources; psychodiagnostics (USK based on the J. Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale and R. Cattell’s 16PF tests), research methods for studying competencies and styles of business communication; modeling optionsfor the analysis of empirical data bases; correlation and factor analysis. The research base is employeesof commercial companies in Moscow (N = 71). Results. Implementing the integrative approach, two variants of statistical calculations were used: 1) optimal (rational) and 2) formal; preference is given tothe optimal. In total six competency factors, six factors of business communication style components were identified; and ten factors — when analyzing the data of psychodiagnostics methods. In all three cases, the coefficients of the values of objects were also identified — EC (coefficients of the measure of severity of each factor identified for each surveyed), for the analysis of which, subsequently, factor analysis was also used, as a result of which ten integral factors were identified (68.8% of the explainedvariance), generalizing evaluation of patterns of competencies, components of communication styles, personality traits of each of the surveyed managers, revealing the social roles and functions of the subjects of joint activities. The status in R&D of the final COs obtained, i.e., integral assessments of subjects in the space of three groups of empirical data, is discussed. Conclusions. The working hypotheses were confirmed. 1. Reproduction in field studies of full compliance with all formal requirements for the organization of research is not always possible. The use of extensive means (increasing the sample size, using many techniques) does not lead to reliable results. 2. The statistics obtained in the processes of research (averages, correlation coefficients, etc.), the measure of explained dispersion, the number of factors identified, combinations of empirical data, groupings of subjects should be considered as “reference points” in solving scientific and scientific and practical problems. 3. Rarely used statistics (CO — coefficients of values of objects), associated with the procedures of statistical calculations and often used (loading variables on the factor), can act as complementary and explaining the features of the evolution and functioning of the studied fragments social reality.