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Crossover Effects of Servant Leadership and Job Social Support on Employee Spouses: The Mediating Role of Employee Organization-Based Self-Esteem

Authors: Ziwei Yang, Haina Zhang, Ho Kwong Kwan, Shouming Chen

Published in: Journal of Business Ethics | Issue 3/2018

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The present study investigated the crossover effects of employee perceptions of servant leadership and job social support on the family satisfaction and quality of family life experienced by the employees’ spouses. These effects were explored through a focus on the mediating role of employee organization-based self-esteem (OBSE). Results from a three-wave field survey of 199 employee–spouse dyads in the People’s Republic of China support our hypotheses, indicating that OBSE fully mediates the positive effects of servant leadership and job social support on family satisfaction and quality of family life. These findings provide new theoretical directions for work–family research.

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Title: Crossover Effects of Servant Leadership and Job Social Support on Employee Spouses: The Mediating Role of Employee Organization-Based Self-Esteem
Authors: Ziwei Yang
Haina Zhang
Ho Kwong Kwan
Shouming Chen
Publication date: 16-11-2015
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Journal of Business Ethics / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2943-3

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