The mediating effect of leader-member dyadic communication style agreement on the relationship between servant leadership and group-level organizational citizenship behavior

This research examines how dyadic communication agreement in the workplace may operate at the dyadic-within group level as a process variable that mediates the relationship between servant leadership and group organizational citizenship behavior (OCB).In doing so, we propose a model of leader–membe...

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Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Hassan, McCann, Robert M.
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2016
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/18328/1/MCQ%202016%2030%201%2032-58.pdf
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description This research examines how dyadic communication agreement in the workplace may operate at the dyadic-within group level as a process variable that mediates the relationship between servant leadership and group organizational citizenship behavior (OCB).In doing so, we propose a model of leader–member dyadic communication whereby communication style agreement mediates the relationships between servant leadership and group level OCB in work groups.The model is tested by using hierarchical linear modeling with data obtained from a sample of 510 employees and 59 work groups in three Malaysian organizations. Results show that servant leadership is related to leader–member dyadic communication style agreement in the workplace at the individual level and that the servant leadership–group-level OCB link is partially mediated by leader–member dyadic communication style agreement in the workplace. These findings partially validate our proposed model and provide empirical support for the central roles of communication exchange processes in work groups.
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spelling uum-183282016-06-28T04:24:52Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/18328/ The mediating effect of leader-member dyadic communication style agreement on the relationship between servant leadership and group-level organizational citizenship behavior Abu Bakar, Hassan McCann, Robert M. HD28 Management. Industrial Management This research examines how dyadic communication agreement in the workplace may operate at the dyadic-within group level as a process variable that mediates the relationship between servant leadership and group organizational citizenship behavior (OCB).In doing so, we propose a model of leader–member dyadic communication whereby communication style agreement mediates the relationships between servant leadership and group level OCB in work groups.The model is tested by using hierarchical linear modeling with data obtained from a sample of 510 employees and 59 work groups in three Malaysian organizations. Results show that servant leadership is related to leader–member dyadic communication style agreement in the workplace at the individual level and that the servant leadership–group-level OCB link is partially mediated by leader–member dyadic communication style agreement in the workplace. These findings partially validate our proposed model and provide empirical support for the central roles of communication exchange processes in work groups. SAGE Publications 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/18328/1/MCQ%202016%2030%201%2032-58.pdf Abu Bakar, Hassan and McCann, Robert M. (2016) The mediating effect of leader-member dyadic communication style agreement on the relationship between servant leadership and group-level organizational citizenship behavior. Management Communication Quarterly, 30 (1). pp. 32-58. ISSN 0893-3189 http://doi.org/10.1177/0893318915601162 doi:10.1177/0893318915601162 doi:10.1177/0893318915601162
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The mediating effect of leader-member dyadic communication style agreement on the relationship between servant leadership and group-level organizational citizenship behavior
title The mediating effect of leader-member dyadic communication style agreement on the relationship between servant leadership and group-level organizational citizenship behavior
title_full The mediating effect of leader-member dyadic communication style agreement on the relationship between servant leadership and group-level organizational citizenship behavior
title_fullStr The mediating effect of leader-member dyadic communication style agreement on the relationship between servant leadership and group-level organizational citizenship behavior
title_full_unstemmed The mediating effect of leader-member dyadic communication style agreement on the relationship between servant leadership and group-level organizational citizenship behavior
title_short The mediating effect of leader-member dyadic communication style agreement on the relationship between servant leadership and group-level organizational citizenship behavior
title_sort mediating effect of leader member dyadic communication style agreement on the relationship between servant leadership and group level organizational citizenship behavior
topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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