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The influence of the perception of a familial climate on job performance: Mediation of loyalty to supervisors and moderation of filial behaviour
Author(s) -
Jen ChinKang,
Chou LiFang,
Lin ChuYen,
Tsai MingChe
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207594.2011.626045
Subject(s) - moderation , psychology , mediation , loyalty , perception , moderated mediation , social psychology , marketing , sociology , social science , business , neuroscience
With a collectivist cultural perspective, we examined the positive effects of employees’ perceptions of a familial climate on loyalty to supervisors, the mediation of loyalty between perception of a familial climate and job performance, and the moderation of employees’ filial behaviour on the relationship between perception of a familial climate and loyalty. The participants consisted of 247 supervisor‐and‐subordinate dyads in Taiwan. The results supported our hypotheses. Through the mechanisms of family behaviour transference, social identification and supervisor–subordinate exchange, perception of an organizational familial climate enhanced loyalty to supervisors. Furthermore, loyalty to supervisors mediated the relationship between perception of a familial climate and job performance. Filial behaviour moderated the relationship between perception of a familial climate and loyalty; thus, the relationship of perception of a familial climate and loyalty was stronger for employees with low levels of filial behaviour and weaker for employees with high levels of filial behaviour. These findings are discussed in terms of their theoretical and practical implications for future research and management practices.