Authoritarian leadership and task performance: the effects of leader-member exchange and dependence on leader

IF 1.3 Q3 BUSINESS

Frontiers of Business Research in China Pub Date : 2019-12-01 DOI:10.1186/s11782-019-0066-x

Zhen Wang, Yuan Liu, Songbo Liu

引用次数: 4

Abstract

This study examines how and when authoritarian leadership affects subordinates’ task performance. Using social exchange theory and power dependence theory, this study proposes that authoritarian leadership negatively influences task performance through leader-member exchange (LMX). This study further proposes that the effect of authoritarian leadership on LMX is stronger when a subordinate has less dependence on a leader. A two-wave survey was conducted in a large electronics and information enterprise group in China. These hypotheses are supported by results based on 219 supervisor-subordinate dyads. The results reveal that authoritarian leadership negatively affects subordinates’ task performance via LMX. Dependence on leader buffers the negative effect of authoritarian leadership on LMX and mitigates the indirect effect of authoritarian leadership on employee task performance through LMX. Theoretical contributions and practical implications are discussed.

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专制领导与任务绩效:领导-成员交换与对领导的依赖的影响

本研究探讨了专制领导如何以及何时影响下属的任务绩效。本研究运用社会交换理论和权力依赖理论，提出威权领导通过领导-成员交换(LMX)对任务绩效产生负向影响。本研究进一步提出，当下属对领导者的依赖程度越低时，专制领导对LMX的影响越强。在中国某大型电子信息企业集团中进行了两波调查。这些假设得到了基于219对上下级关系的结果的支持。结果表明，专制领导通过LMX对下属的任务绩效产生负向影响。对领导的依赖缓冲了权威型领导对LMX的负面影响，并通过LMX缓解了权威型领导对员工任务绩效的间接影响。讨论了理论贡献和实际意义。

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来源期刊

Frontiers of Business Research in China BUSINESS-

CiteScore

6.90

自引率

0.00%

发文量

317

审稿时长

5 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers of Business Research in China (FBR) is a double-blind refereed quarterly journal in business research. FBR offers a multidisciplinary forum for academics, practitioners, and policy makers that focuses on business administration, and encourages interdisciplinary studies and interactions between Chinese and international researchers. FBR publishes original academic and practical research articles that extend, test, or build management theories, as well as contributions to business administration practice, either in the Greater China region or beyond. The Journal also publishes related commentaries and case studies. FBR invites submissions of high-quality manuscripts in all areas of business administration, without limitations on research methods. Major areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Accounting, Finance, Human resources, International business, Marketing, Management information systems, Operations management, Organizational behavior, and Strategic management.