Leader-member exchange (LMX), paternalism, and delegation in the Turkish business culture: An empirical investigation

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Pellegrini, EK; Scandura, TA
• 署名单位: University of Miami
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2506
• DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400185
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 264-279
• 关键词: LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE; DELEGATION; paternalism

摘要

Although businesses increasingly operate across cultures, there is a paucity of research that examines the influence of national culture on leadership practices. This study uses a structural equation modeling approach to investigate relationships among leader-member exchange (LMX), delegation, paternalism, and job satisfaction in Turkish business organizations. Results from a survey study of N = 185 full-time employees from Turkish companies support the relationship of LMX to delegation and job satisfaction. However, the effect of LMX on job satisfaction is mediated by paternalism, an emic cultural dimension. Results suggest that delegation might not be an effective management tool in the Middle Eastern context.