The managerial antecedent and behavioral consequence of subordinates’ calling orientation: an experimental and survey study
Abstract Research in calling has increased in recent years, yet the lack of attention on the managerial antecedents and prosocial behavioral outcome of calling orientation presents key challenges to meet the needs of the organizational management. Based on the social impact theory, this study examin...
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| description | Abstract Research in calling has increased in recent years, yet the lack of attention on the managerial antecedents and prosocial behavioral outcome of calling orientation presents key challenges to meet the needs of the organizational management. Based on the social impact theory, this study examined the predicting effects of a team leader’s transformational leadership on followers’ calling orientation, and the effects of team members’ calling orientation on their helping behaviors at work. The experimental study and the survey were conducted to test the hypotheses. The results showed that a leader’s transformational leadership was positively related to followers’ calling orientation. A leader’s organizational status moderated the relationship between a leader’s transformational leadership and followers’ calling orientation. Followers’ calling orientation was positively related to their helping behaviors at work. The results provide important implications for cultivating employees’ calling orientation in the workplace. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ffa4d012f4ad4e8b8934a7ff8c099d502023-05-21T11:27:58ZengSpringerManagement System Engineering2731-58432023-05-012111110.1007/s44176-023-00014-7The managerial antecedent and behavioral consequence of subordinates’ calling orientation: an experimental and survey studyXie Baoguo0Zhang Xiaowen1Miao Jialing2Research Institute of Digital Governance and Management Decision Innovation, Wuhan University of TechnologySchool of Management, Wuhan University of TechnologySchool of Entrepreneurship, Wuhan University of TechnologyAbstract Research in calling has increased in recent years, yet the lack of attention on the managerial antecedents and prosocial behavioral outcome of calling orientation presents key challenges to meet the needs of the organizational management. Based on the social impact theory, this study examined the predicting effects of a team leader’s transformational leadership on followers’ calling orientation, and the effects of team members’ calling orientation on their helping behaviors at work. The experimental study and the survey were conducted to test the hypotheses. The results showed that a leader’s transformational leadership was positively related to followers’ calling orientation. A leader’s organizational status moderated the relationship between a leader’s transformational leadership and followers’ calling orientation. Followers’ calling orientation was positively related to their helping behaviors at work. The results provide important implications for cultivating employees’ calling orientation in the workplace.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44176-023-00014-7Calling orientationTransformational leadershipOrganizational statusHelping behaviorsSocial impact theory |
| spellingShingle | Xie Baoguo Zhang Xiaowen Miao Jialing The managerial antecedent and behavioral consequence of subordinates’ calling orientation: an experimental and survey study Management System Engineering Calling orientation Transformational leadership Organizational status Helping behaviors Social impact theory |
| title | The managerial antecedent and behavioral consequence of subordinates’ calling orientation: an experimental and survey study |
| title_full | The managerial antecedent and behavioral consequence of subordinates’ calling orientation: an experimental and survey study |
| title_fullStr | The managerial antecedent and behavioral consequence of subordinates’ calling orientation: an experimental and survey study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The managerial antecedent and behavioral consequence of subordinates’ calling orientation: an experimental and survey study |
| title_short | The managerial antecedent and behavioral consequence of subordinates’ calling orientation: an experimental and survey study |
| title_sort | managerial antecedent and behavioral consequence of subordinates calling orientation an experimental and survey study |
| topic | Calling orientation Transformational leadership Organizational status Helping behaviors Social impact theory |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44176-023-00014-7 |
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