Abstract
Purpose: Using a multilevel model, this study examined how paternalistic leadership behaviors, including authoritarianism, morality and benevolence, influence followers' performance. Design/methodology/approach: A sample of 556 leader–follower dyads from 66 groups in a manufacturing firm in China was collected for analysis. Descriptive statistics and multi-level regression analyses were used to analyze the data. Findings: The results indicated that group efficacy mediates the relationship between authoritarian leadership and followers' performance and that self-efficacy mediates the relationship between benevolent leadership and followers' performance. In addition, the positive relationship between self-efficacy and followers' performance is weaker when followers exhibit higher levels of group efficacy. Research limitations/implications: The data were collected in a manufacturing firm in China, it is difficult to generalize the results to other settings. Practical implications: Managers should use their abilities and skills to interpret which paternalistic leadership styles their followers prefer, so as to improve their performance. Originality/value: This study developed a multilevel model to examine the mediating processes of group efficacy and self-efficacy in the effect of PL behaviors, including authoritarianism, benevolence and morality, on followers' performance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 442-460 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Leadership and Organization Development Journal |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 29 Apr 2024 |
Keywords
- Followers' performance
- Group efficacy
- Multilevel analysis
- Paternalistic leadership
- Self-efficacy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management