威权式领导行为对下属组织公民行为的影响研究——下属权力距离的调节作用

Study on the Relationship between Authoritarian Leadership Behavior and Subordinates' Organizational Citizenship Behavior——the Moderating Role of Subordinates' Power Distance

本文采用问卷调查法,对来自于服务行业的337对领导和下属的数据进行回归分析,结果表明威权式领导行为通过影响不同权力距离取向下属对领导的信任程度而影响下属的组织公民行为。具体来说,威权式领导行为通过降低低权力距离取向下属对领导的信任程度进而减少其组织公民行为;相反,威权式领导的负面影响对于高权力距离取向下属会变弱,甚至转化为一种正面影响。文章最后讨论了本研究的理论和实践意义,指出了未来的研究方向。

This study examines the moderating effects of subordinates＇ power distance on the relationship between authoritarian leadership behavior and subordinates＇ organizational citizenship behavior （OCB）. The data of 337 pairs of leader and subordinate from service firms are collected for the hierarchical regression analysis. The results indicate that power distance moderates the relationship between authoritarian leadership behavior and subordinates＇ OCB through the process of subordinates＇ trust in leader. Specifically, when subordinates＇ power distance is low, authoritarian leadership behavior will reduce subordinates＇ OCB through reducing their trust in leader; however, when subor- dinates＇ power distance is high, the negative influence of authoritarian leadership on subordinates＇ OCB through reducing their trust in leader will be weakened, or even turn into a positive influence. This paper discusses the theoretical and practical implications of this study and points out the direction of future research.