Moderators of the influence of supervisor-subordinate similarity on subordinate outcomes

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Vecchio, RP; Bullis, RC
• 署名单位: University of Notre Dame; United States Department of Defense; United States Army; United States Military Academy
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037//0021-9010.86.5.884
• 发表日期: 2001
• 页码: 884-896

摘要

Gender, racial, and ethnic similarity were examined for 2,883 sub ordinate-supervisor dyads in a military setting. All forms of demographic similarity were weakly associated with satisfaction with one's supervisor and continued membership in the Army. White subordinates under the supervision of non-Whites expressed the lowest level of satisfaction with supervision. Two moderators were examined: supervisory support of equal opportunity and the length of time worked with a supervisor. Results underscore the value of fine-grained analyses in the area of relational demography and the value of studying temporal dynamics associated with relational demography.