The Effect of Followers’ Belongingness Needs on Leaders’ Procedural Fairness Enactment

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilse Cornelis ◽  
Alain Van Hiel ◽  
David De Cremer
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Procedural Fairness ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Group Attraction ◽  
Procedural Rule

An important component of ethical leadership entails leaders’ enactment of procedural fairness. The present two studies examined the role of followers’ relational motives as antecedents of leaders’ adherence to procedural fairness rules and explored the mediating role of attraction. In an experimental study, we demonstrated that followers’ belongingness needs influenced leaders’ inclination to grant them voice. This finding was corroborated in a multisource field study of organizational supervisors. Furthermore, these two studies demonstrated that the effect of followers’ belongingness needs on the enactment of fair procedures was mediated through a process of interpersonal and group attraction. We discuss the relevance of these findings for theories of procedural rule adherence as a dependent variable and for the literature on ethical leadership.

To share or not to share? A moderated mediation model of the relationship between perceived overqualification and knowledge sharing

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijing Zhao ◽  
Shuming Zhao ◽  
Hao Zeng ◽  
Jingyi Bai
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Identity Theory ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Experiment Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Perceived Overqualification ◽  
Moderating Role

PurposeDrawing on identity theory and the symbolic interactionism perspective of identity theory, this study aims to construct a moderated mediation framework to test the effects of perceived overqualification (POQ) on knowledge sharing (KS) through professional identity threat (PIT) and the moderating role of coworkers' help-seeking behavior (CHSB).Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a quantitative multistudy research design with a combination of a scenario experiment (Study 1) and a two-wave field study among 220 supervisor-subordinate dyads at a power company in China. Using analysis of variance, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and bootstrapping method, the authors validated the research hypothesis.FindingsIn the scenario experiment study (study 1), the authors find that POQ is positively related to PIT and that CHSB negatively moderates the positive impact of POQ on PIT. The field study (study 2) replicated the above findings and found that PIT mediates the negative effect of POQ on KS. In addition, CHSB negatively moderates the mediating role of PIT between POQ and KS.Originality/valueFirst, the current study extended the nomological network of POQ research by examining its influence on employees' KS. Second, this study empirically investigated the mediating role of PIT, which provided a new explanatory mechanism for the influence of POQ. Finally, this study demonstrates the moderating role of CHSB—a situational factor that has been ignored in previous studies.

Linking ethical leadership to administrative innovation in Ethiopian banks: the mediating role of knowledge process capabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gedif Tessema Sinshaw ◽  
Atul Shiva ◽  
Manjit Singh
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Knowledge Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the mediating role of knowledge process capability (KPC) between ethical leadership (EL) and administrative innovation (AI) in the banking sector of Ethiopia.Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted by a standardized questionnaire survey to collect the data from 266 employees of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in 93 branches. The study employed structural equation modeling approach with Analyzing Moment of Structures 23.0 to test the hypothesized mediation model.FindingsThe results of this investigation disclose that EL has a significant and direct effect on AI and KPC. KPC also influences AI significantly.Originality/valueThe study revealed that KPC plays a partial mediating role in linking EL to AI, which is a new contribution to the existing literature of EL. This dimension can provide new dimensions to design organizational leadership which is based on sustainability paradigm. This can strengthen the organizational capabilities aiming to increasing innovative behaviors in order to have a deep-seated strategy.

How does daily family-supportive supervisor behavior relieve subordinates' job stress? The effect of ethical leadership and positive emotions

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chongrui Liu ◽  
Cong Wang ◽  
Hongjie Wang ◽  
Donghua Xu
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Indirect Relationship ◽  
Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors

PurposeRelying on a multilevel approach, this paper investigates the day-to-day variations in family-supportive supervisor behaviors influencing subordinates' job stress, as well as the mediating role of positive emotions and the moderating role of ethical leadership.Design/methodology/approachUsing the experience-sampling methodology, the study collected the data from 137 civil servants in China who responded to one daily survey for 10 working days.FindingsWith a total of 1,370 surveys, results supported the hypothesized model linking daily family-supportive supervisor behaviors to daily job stress via subordinates' daily positive emotions. In addition, the study found a moderating effect for ethical leadership positively in the indirect relationship between family-supportive supervisor behaviors and job stress.Practical implicationsThe findings in this study serve practitioners in organizational and leadership development. On the one hand, this study contributes to raising awareness about the importance of improving family-related support in the workplace, in generating subordinates' positive emotions and relieving their job stress. On other hand, the findings highlight the necessity of cultivating ethical leadership for leaders.Originality/valueThis study fulfills an identified need to clarify how and when daily family supportive supervisor behaviors influence subordinates' daily job stress. This study moves beyond previous research by adopting the experience sampling method and demonstrating important cross-level effects of ethical leadership on the within-individual relationship between family supportive supervisor behaviors and job stress.

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