Supervisor–subordinate Guanxi and employee work outcomes : the mediating role of job satisfaction
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Business Ethics
Publication Date
4-1-2009
Volume
88
Issue
1
First Page
77
Last Page
89
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Keywords
supervisor–subordinate guanxi, job satisfaction, participatory management, turnover intentions, organizational commitment, China
Abstract
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.
DOI
10.1007/s10551-008-9830-0
Print ISSN
01674544
E-ISSN
15730697
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Cheung, M. F. Y., Wu, W. P., Chan, A. K. K., & Wong, M. M. L. (2009). Supervisor-subordinate Guanxi and employee work outcomes: The mediating role of job satisfaction. Journal of Business Ethics, 88(1), 77-89. doi: 10.1007/s10551-008-9830-0