Charisma or Group Belonging as Antecedents of Employee Work Effort?

Previous studies have consistently argued that employees’ perception of their leaders as charismatic will positively influence their willingness to commit themselves to the ethical and philanthropic objectives of the organization. However, the empirical relationship between charisma and employee wor...

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Main Author: Kirkhaug, Rudi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2010
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2010, Volume: 96, Issue: 4, Pages: 647-656
Further subjects:B Charisma
B Church
B group belonging
B Philanthropy
B professional organizations
B normative organizations
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Summary:Previous studies have consistently argued that employees’ perception of their leaders as charismatic will positively influence their willingness to commit themselves to the ethical and philanthropic objectives of the organization. However, the empirical relationship between charisma and employee work effort is only modestly explored. This study hypothesizes that in decentralized, professional, and normative organizations characterized by demanding and philanthropic tasks, group belonging, in its capacity to socially and professionally support employees, is better suited to explain employee work effort than leadership charisma. Hierarchical regression analyses based on data from a bishopric supported this assumption. Practical and theoretical consequences are discussed.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0490-5