Guanxi with Supervisor and Counterproductive Work Behavior: The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction

This study aims to explore the role of informal leader–member interactions in managing counterproductive work behavior (CWB) in a non-Western context. We propose that under the Chinese background, guanxi with supervisor increases employees’ job satisfaction, which further reduces their CWB. Partial...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of business ethics
Authors: Zhang, Long (Author) ; Deng, Yulin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2016
In: Journal of business ethics
Further subjects:B China
B Guanxi
B Job satisfaction
B Social Exchange
B PLS-SEM
B CWB
Online Access: Volltext (JSTOR)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Description
Summary:This study aims to explore the role of informal leader–member interactions in managing counterproductive work behavior (CWB) in a non-Western context. We propose that under the Chinese background, guanxi with supervisor increases employees’ job satisfaction, which further reduces their CWB. Partial least square structural equation modeling with a sample of 272 Chinese employees confirms this mediating effect of job satisfaction. However, we also find that job satisfaction passes the effect of guanxi with supervisor on to CWB targeting people, but not to CWB targeting the organization. Implications for research on CWB and guanxi with supervisor are discussed.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2438-7