How Avoidant Leadership Style Turns Employees Into Adversaries: The Impact of Laissez-Faire Leadership on Employee-Organization Relationships and Employee Communicative Behavior

IF 3.1 3区经济学 Q2 BUSINESS

International Journal of Business Communication Pub Date : 2023-08-02 DOI:10.1177/23294884231190397

Jie Jin, L. Men

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Abstract

The study aimed to establish linkages among laissez-faire leadership, perceived organizational justice, employee-organization relationships, and employees’ negative megaphoning behavior. Through an online survey of 397 employees working in large and medium corporations in the United States and the structural equation modeling analysis of the data, this study revealed the following findings. Results showed that laissez-faire leadership and employees’ engagement in negative megaphoning behavior were positively related. There was also a strong and positive association between perceived organizational justice and employee-organization relationships. Employees’ relationships with the organization were negatively related to employees’ engagement in negative megaphoning behavior. Perceived organizational justice was revealed as a mediator in the relationship among laissez-faire leadership, employee-organization relationships, and employees’ engagement in negative megaphoning behavior. These results show how laissez-faire leadership relates to negative outcomes of organizational relationships and reputation, and provide insight into the potential mechanisms at play.

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回避型领导风格如何将员工变成敌人：莱塞公平领导对员工组织关系和员工沟通行为的影响

本研究旨在建立自由放任领导、感知的组织正义、员工与组织的关系以及员工的负面扩音器行为之间的联系。通过对397名在美国大中型企业工作的员工进行在线调查，并对数据进行结构方程建模分析，本研究揭示了以下发现。结果表明，自由放任型领导与员工参与消极扩音器行为呈正相关。感知到的组织公正与员工与组织的关系之间也存在着强烈而积极的联系。员工与组织的关系与员工参与负面扩音器行为呈负相关。在自由放任领导、员工-组织关系和员工参与负面扩音器行为之间的关系中，感知的组织正义是一个中介。这些结果显示了自由放任领导与组织关系和声誉的负面结果之间的关系，并提供了对潜在机制的深入了解。

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7.70

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14.30%

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Business Communication (IJBC) publishes manuscripts that contribute to knowledge and theory of business communication as a distinct, multifaceted field approached through the administrative disciplines, the liberal arts, and the social sciences. Accordingly, IJBC seeks manuscripts that address all areas of business communication including but not limited to business composition/technical writing, information systems, international business communication, management communication, and organizational and corporate communication. In addition, IJBC welcomes submissions concerning the role of written, verbal, nonverbal and electronic communication in the creation, maintenance, and performance of profit and not for profit business.