The distinctive effects of dual-level leadership behaviors on employees' trust in leadership: An empirical study from China

Yuntao Bai, Peter Ping Li, Youmin Xi

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Abstract

The loss of trust within and between organizations has become serious worldwide, especially in China. In this study, we seek to explain why as well as how leaders at two different levels (i. e., the top management and the supervisory levels) affect employees' trust in leadership at the two levels distinctively, especially in the context of China as an emerging economy. Adopting the perspective of multi-level social exchanges within organizations, we develop a dual-level model with perceived organizational support and leader-member exchange as two major mediating mechanisms for the distinctive effects of transformational leadership behaviors on employees' trust in leadership at both top management and supervisory levels, respectively. The empirical evidence based on a sample of 357 Chinese employees and their supervisors supports the proposed model. Both theoretical and practical implications of our findings are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-237
Number of pages25
JournalAsia Pacific Journal of Management
Volume29
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • China
  • Dual-level effect
  • Leader-member exchange
  • Perceived organizational support
  • Social exchange
  • Trust in leadership

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Business and International Management
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
  • Strategy and Management

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