RT Article
T1 Supervisor–Subordinate Guanxi and Employee Work Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 88
IS 1
SP 77
OP 89
A1 Cheung, Millissa F. Y.
A1 Wu, Wei-Ping
A1 Chan, Allan K. K.
A1 Wong, May M. L.
A2 Wu, Wei-Ping
A2 Chan, Allan K. K.
A2 Wong, May M. L.
LA English
YR 2009
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785635247
AB In this study, we attempt to explain the divergent results found in the relationships between supervisor–subordinate guanxi and employee work outcomes. Specifically, we propose that the relationships between supervisor–subordinate guanxi and participatory management, turnover intentions, and organizational commitment are mediated by job satisfaction. Based on the data collected from a sample of 196 employees of three local manufacturing firms in Zhejiang Province, China, we found that job satisfaction fully mediated the effects of supervisor–subordinate guanxi on participatory management and intentions to leave, but partially mediated the relationship between supervisor–subordinate guanxi and organizational commitment. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
K1 China
K1 Organizational Commitment
K1 Turnover intentions
K1 participatory management
K1 Job satisfaction
K1 Supervisor–subordinate guanxi
DO 10.1007/s10551-008-9830-0