TY - JOUR
T1 - Delegation and employee work outcomes
T2 - An examination of the cultural context of mediating processes in China
AU - Chen, Zhen Xiong
AU - Aryee, Samuel
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - We used cultural self-representation theory to develop a model of the processes linking delegation to work outcomes. We tested this model with data from a sample of 171 subordinate-supervisor dyads from the People's Republic of China. Regression results revealed that organization-based self-esteem and perceived insider status fully mediated the influence of delegation on affective organizational commitment, task performance, and innovative behavior and partially mediated delegation's influence on job satisfaction. Furthermore, traditionality moderated the relationships between delegation and the mediators in such a way that the relationships were stronger for individuals lower rather than higher in traditionality.
AB - We used cultural self-representation theory to develop a model of the processes linking delegation to work outcomes. We tested this model with data from a sample of 171 subordinate-supervisor dyads from the People's Republic of China. Regression results revealed that organization-based self-esteem and perceived insider status fully mediated the influence of delegation on affective organizational commitment, task performance, and innovative behavior and partially mediated delegation's influence on job satisfaction. Furthermore, traditionality moderated the relationships between delegation and the mediators in such a way that the relationships were stronger for individuals lower rather than higher in traditionality.
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U2 - 10.5465/amj.2007.24162389
DO - 10.5465/amj.2007.24162389
M3 - Article
SN - 0001-4273
VL - 50
SP - 226
EP - 238
JO - Academy of Management Journal
JF - Academy of Management Journal
IS - 1
ER -