Relationship between superior-subordinate relationship quality and group commitment: the mediating factor of superior-subordinate communication by Abu Bakar, Hassan, Mustaffa, Che Su

“…Existing researches in explaining superior subordinates communication are insightful, but give little consideration to the extensiveness of communication activities that can influence various activities in organization.This study proposes and examines superior-subordinate communication as mediating variable.Statistical analysis procedures for testing mediating variable proposed by Baron and Kenny (1986) were used in this study.Our analysis based on this procedure shows superior-subordinate communication acts as a full mediation variable in affecting relationship between superior-subordinate communication acts as a full mediation variable in affecting relationship between superior-subordinate relationships quality and group commitment.…”
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Matters of demographic similarity and dissimilarity in supervisor–subordinate relationships and workplace attitudes by Abu Bakar, Hassan, McCann, Robert M.

“…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. …”
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Relationship between superior-subordinate communication and working relationship: A gender analysis by Abu Bakar, Hassan, Mohamad, Bahtiar

“…Results of this study reveal that there are different patterns of gender perception for dimensions of superior-subordinate communication behavior.…”
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Superior-subordinate communication dimensions and working relationship: Gender preferences in a Malaysian organization by Abu Bakar, Hassan, Mohamad, Bahtiar, Mustaffa, Che Su

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Leader-Member exchange and superior-subordinate communication behavior: A case of a Malaysia organization by Mohamad, Bahtiar, Abu Bakar, Hassan, Herman, Iran

“…This paper attempts to test the quality of relationship between superiors and subordinates as indicated in leader-member exchange (LMX) theory on superior communication behavior The results of this study indicate that there are no significance differences between out-group and in-group members. …”
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Leader-member exchange and cooperative communication between group members: Replication of Lee (1997, 2001) study on Malaysia respondents by Abu Bakar, Hassan, Mustaffa, Che Su, Mohamad, Bahtiar

“…This study attempts test the affects of superior-subordinate relationships on group cooperative communication.Based on the Tukey’s HSD multiple comparisons test indicates that there are significant differences in subordinates’ perceptions of cooperative communication between in-group and out-group; mid-group and out-group; and between mid-group and in-group.This study also reveals that the impact of superior-subordinate relationships were grater on cooperative communication behavior between group members in Malaysia compared to US respondents.Thus, in a relation-oriented society like Malaysia, the supervisor may be a more important factor in influencing employee behavior and attitudes at work group than organization as an impersonal entity. …”
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Leader-Member exchange and co-operative communication between group members: Replication of Lee (1997,2001) study on Malaysia respondents by Abu Bakar, Hassan, Mustaffa, Che Su, Mohamad, Bahtiar

“…This study attempts test the affects of superior-subordinate relationships on group co-operative communication. …”
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Dimensions of supervisory communication and organizational commitment: a case study of a Malaysian organization by Mohamad, Bahtiar, Abu Bakar, Hassan

“…It reveals that there is significant positive relationship between superior-subordinate communication and organizational commitment. …”
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The supervisory communication-commitment to work-group model: Example on a Malaysian organization by Mohamad, Bahtiar, Abu Bakar, Hassan, Mustaffa, Che Su

“…We found that positive relationship communication, upward openness, negative relationship communication and job-relevant communication within superior-subordinate relationships have significant effect on group commitment. …”
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Dyadic relationships quality and team - oriented commitment by Abu Bakar, Hassan, Mustaffa, Che Su, Mohamad, Bahtiar

“…Therefore, supervisor-subordinate relationships quality influence overall team-oriented commitment in a work group. …”
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The mediating role of perceived cooperative communication in the relationship between interpersonal exchange relationships and perceived group cohesion by Abu Bakar, Hassan, Sheer, Vivian C.

“…This study develops a multilevel model to advance research on interpersonal exchange relationships among supervisors, subordinates, and coworkers by integrating leader–member exchange (LMX), team–member exchange (TMX), and perceived cooperative communication.The model was tested by using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) with data obtained from a sample of 375 manager–employee dyads working in 48 groups in Malaysia.At the individual level, LMX was found to be related to TMX; at the team-level, the relationship between the LMX-perceived cohesion link and the TMX-perceived cohesion link was mediated by perceived cooperative communication. …”
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The mediating role of perceived cooperative communication in the relationship between interpersonal exchange relationships and perceived group cohesion by Abu Bakar, Hassan, Sheer, Vivian C.

“…This study develops a multi-level model to advance research on interpersonal exchange relationships among supervisors, subordinates and coworkers by integrating leader-member exchange (LMX), team-member exchange (TMX), and perceived cooperative communication.The model was tested by using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) with data obtained from a sample of 375 manager-employee dyads working in 48 groups in Malaysia.At the individual level, LMX was found to be related to TMX; at the team level, the relationship between the LMX-perceived cohesion link and the TMX-perceived cohesion link was mediated by perceived cooperative communication.These findings validated the proposed model and, in particular, the central role of communication in leader-member exchange processes in workgroups is empirically confirmed.Practical implications are discussed.…”
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