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Employees’ Perceptions of Management: a Case for Leadership Training
Author(s) -
Porter Gayle
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of training and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.558
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1468-2419
pISSN - 1360-3736
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2419.00026
Subject(s) - equity theory , psychology , perception , equity (law) , social exchange theory , psychological contract , training and development , work (physics) , public relations , social psychology , applied psychology , management , political science , economics , mechanical engineering , neuroscience , law , engineering , economic justice
This article tests for a relationship between employees' perceptions of inequity and their ratings of individual leader behaviours. The analytical framework is based on the inducements/contributions model of employment exchange, the concept of psychological contract and equity theory. Results support that leaders' behaviour in this organisation was more of a factor than pay issues or requirements to work long hours. Implications for leadership training are discussed, including strategies to elicit and support the identified leadership behaviours