The impact of servant leadership and subordinates' organizational tenure on trust in leader and attitudes

Chi Hong Simon Chan; Wai ming Mak

doi:10.1108/PR-08-2011-0125

The impact of servant leadership and subordinates' organizational tenure on trust in leader and attitudes

Chi Hong Simon Chan, Wai ming Mak

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between servant leadership, subordinates' trust in leader and job satisfaction, and whether subordinates' organizational tenure moderated the effect. Design/methodology/approach: A structured questionnaire survey was used to collect data by 218 employees in a service-oriented private firm in the People's Republic of China. Findings: The findings indicated that trust in leader mediated the relationship between servant leadership and subordinates' job satisfaction. Also, the positive effect of servant leadership on subordinates' trust in leader and job satisfaction was stronger for short-tenure subordinates than that for long-tenure subordinates. Originality/value: This paper enriches the existing leadership literature and contributes to the research into how and why servant leadership may influence subordinates' attitudes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	272-287
Number of pages	16
Journal	Personnel Review
Volume	43
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-08-2011-0125
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014

Keywords

Job satisfaction
Organizational tenure
Servant leadership
Trust in leader

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Applied Psychology
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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