The Janus face of paternalistic leaders: Authoritarianism, benevolence, subordinates' organization-based self-esteem, and performance

Chi Hong Simon Chan; Xu Huang; Ed Snape; Catherine K. Lam

doi:10.1002/job.1797

The Janus face of paternalistic leaders: Authoritarianism, benevolence, subordinates' organization-based self-esteem, and performance

Chi Hong Simon Chan, Xu Huang, Ed Snape, Catherine K. Lam

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Abstract

We investigated how the two components of paternalistic leadership, namely authoritarianism and benevolence, jointly influenced work performance through their impacts on organization-based self-esteem (OBSE). Using a sample of 686 supervisor-subordinate dyads collected from a manufacturing firm in the People's Republic of China, we found that OBSE mediated the negative relationship between authoritarian leadership on one hand and subordinate task performance and organizational citizenship behavior toward the organization (OCBO) on the other. We also found that the negative effect of authoritarian leadership on subordinate OBSE, task performance, and OCBO was weaker when supervisors exhibited higher levels of leader benevolence. Also, OBSE mediated the joint effect of authoritarian leadership and benevolent leadership on subordinate task performance and OCBO.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	108-128
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Organizational Behavior
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/job.1797
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2013

Keywords

Authoritarianism
Benevolence
Organization-based self-esteem
Performance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Applied Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Psychology(all)
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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