Leader Sex and Employee Power Distance Orientation as Boundary Conditions of the Relationship between Leader Humility and Leader-Member Exchange. Issue 5 (20th October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Peng; Dust, Scott; Wang, Zhen
• Is Part Of: Human performance. Volume 34:Issue 5(2021)
• Page Start: 351
• Page End: 367
• Publication Date: 2021-10-20
• Subjects: Performance -- Periodicals; Psychology, Industrial -- Periodicals; 158.7
• DOI: 10.1080/08959285.2021.1966632
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0895-9285

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study draws upon social information processing theory to investigate two boundary conditions of the effect of leader humility on follower perceptions of leader-member exchange, namely, leader sex and employee power-distance orientations. Using 496 supervisor-employee dyads from China, we find a positive relationship between leader humility and follower perceptions of leader-member exchange, and confirm the moderating effects of leader sex and employee power-distance orientations. Specifically, the positive relationship between leader humility and follower perceptions of leader-member exchange is enhanced for male leaders but diminished for female leaders, and is also stronger for employees who have lower power-distance orientations. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.