Matters of demographic similarity and dissimilarity in supervisor–subordinate relationships and workplace attitudes

Drawing upon similarity-attraction theory, self-categorization theory and leader–member exchange theory, this study investigates how dyadic relational demography affects the manner in which supervisors and subordinates evaluate relationships and key organizational outcomes (i.e., job satisfaction, a...

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Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Hassan, McCann, Robert M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2014
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/12171/1/IJIR_1035.pdf
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description Drawing upon similarity-attraction theory, self-categorization theory and leader–member exchange theory, this study investigates how dyadic relational demography affects the manner in which supervisors and subordinates evaluate relationships and key organizational outcomes (i.e., job satisfaction, affective commitment, in-role and extra-role performance).Responses are from a matched set of 28 managers and their 175 employees in a Malaysian organization.Results reveal that of five relational demographic variables examined, the strongest and most consistent are ethnic and gender similarities.Ethnicity and gender similarity in supervisor subordinate relationships have a positive association with subordinate perceptions on leader–member exchange quality.Similar patterns are found on supervisor perceptions on leader–member exchange quality for ethnicity and gender similarity. Ethnicity and gender similarity in supervisor–subordinate relationships have a positive association with job satisfaction, commitment to work group, in-role performance and out-role performance.We discuss the implications of these findings within the context of Malaysian cultural norms.
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spelling uum-121712016-04-27T03:48:24Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/12171/ Matters of demographic similarity and dissimilarity in supervisor–subordinate relationships and workplace attitudes Abu Bakar, Hassan McCann, Robert M. HD28 Management. Industrial Management Drawing upon similarity-attraction theory, self-categorization theory and leader–member exchange theory, this study investigates how dyadic relational demography affects the manner in which supervisors and subordinates evaluate relationships and key organizational outcomes (i.e., job satisfaction, affective commitment, in-role and extra-role performance).Responses are from a matched set of 28 managers and their 175 employees in a Malaysian organization.Results reveal that of five relational demographic variables examined, the strongest and most consistent are ethnic and gender similarities.Ethnicity and gender similarity in supervisor subordinate relationships have a positive association with subordinate perceptions on leader–member exchange quality.Similar patterns are found on supervisor perceptions on leader–member exchange quality for ethnicity and gender similarity. Ethnicity and gender similarity in supervisor–subordinate relationships have a positive association with job satisfaction, commitment to work group, in-role performance and out-role performance.We discuss the implications of these findings within the context of Malaysian cultural norms. Elsevier Ltd 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/12171/1/IJIR_1035.pdf Abu Bakar, Hassan and McCann, Robert M. (2014) Matters of demographic similarity and dissimilarity in supervisor–subordinate relationships and workplace attitudes. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 41. pp. 1-16. ISSN 01471767 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2014.04.004 doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2014.04.004 doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2014.04.004
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title_full Matters of demographic similarity and dissimilarity in supervisor–subordinate relationships and workplace attitudes
title_fullStr Matters of demographic similarity and dissimilarity in supervisor–subordinate relationships and workplace attitudes
title_full_unstemmed Matters of demographic similarity and dissimilarity in supervisor–subordinate relationships and workplace attitudes
title_short Matters of demographic similarity and dissimilarity in supervisor–subordinate relationships and workplace attitudes
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