Is subordinate's loyalty a precondition of supervisor's benevolent leadership? The moderating effects of supervisor's altruistic personality and perceived organizational support
Journal
Asian Journal of Social Psychology
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
3
Pages
145-155
Date Issued
2012
Author(s)
Abstract
Based on C heng's differential leadership theory, we investigated the relationship between a subordinate's loyalty to a supervisor ( SLS ) and the supervisor's benevolent leadership in C hinese organizations. We also explored two moderators of this relationship, the supervisor's altruistic personality and perceived organizational support ( POS ). Using survey research, we collected data from supervisor‐subordinate dyads in T aiwan and made 167 valid observations. The results showed that SLS positively relates to the supervisor's benevolent behaviours; however, this relationship is diminished by the supervisor's altruistic personality and POS . That is, when the supervisor has a high level of altruistic personality or POS , the association of SLS with the supervisor's benevolent leadership is weaker.
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Type
journal article