Familistic Orientation, Other Orientation, and Supervisory Loyalty: A Moderation Effect of Paternalistic Leadership
Date Issued
2008
Date
2008
Author(s)
Huang, Yi-Li
Abstract
Supervisory loyalty (SL) is a critical issue in modern Chinese organizations. However, most studies do not consider the effect of subordinate’s traditional Chinese culture (social orientation) to supervisory loyalty. To clarify the indigenous meaning of Chinese SL, this study proposed that subordinate’s Chinese behavioral tendencies (familistic orientation and other orientation) are important antecedents of SL (person-related SL: “identification and internalization” and “sacrifice and compliance”; and task-related SL: “initiative supportiveness” and “task assistance”). Furthermore, this study investigated the moderation effect of supervisor’s paternalistic leadership on the relationship between Chinese behavioral tendencies and Chinese SL. In this survey-designed study, the participants were 281 Taiwanese employees from service industry, tourism and leisure industry, and traditional manufacturing industry. Result findings are as follows: (a) both types of Chinese behavioral tendencies are significantly positive-associated with person-related and task-related SL, with an exception that other orientation is not associated with “sacrifice and compliance”; (b) familistic orientation has a stronger association to person-related SL, and other orientation has a stronger association to task-related SL; (c) authoritarian leadership of supervisor moderates the relationship between other orientation and task assistance; benevolent leadership moderates the relationship between familistic orientation and person-related SL, and between other orientation and “initiative supportiveness”; and moral leadership moderates the relationship between familistic orientation and person-related SL, and between other orientation and “task assistance”. Contributions and limitations are discussed, and suggestions are provided for future studies and managerial practices in Chinese organizations.
Subjects
Supervisory Loyalty
Familistic Orientation
Other Orientation
Paternalistic Leadership
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