권위성 리더십이 중국 국유기업 종업원의 번영감에 미치는 영향 - 심리적 안정감의 매개효과 및 상사-부하 꽌시의 조절된 매개효과 -

초록

The present study examines whether authoritative leadership positively affects Chinese employees' thriving at work. To further clarify this relationship, this study investigates psychological safety as a mediating mechanism and supervisor-subordinate guanxi as a moderating boundary, and further identifies the moderated mediation effect. Using a sample of 252 Chinese employees and employing hierarchical regression analysis, the empirical results presented several key findings. First, authoritative leadership shown a significant positive effect on employees' thriving at work. Second, psychological safety mediated this positive relationship, indicating that authoritative leadership enhances thriving by fostering a sense of psychological security among employees. Third, supervisor-subordinate guanxi positively moderated the direct relationship, such that the effect of authoritative leadership is stronger when the leader-member relationship is of high quality. Fourth, supervisor-subordinate guanxi also strengthened the conditional indirect effect of psychological safety on the link between authoritative leadership and thriving, confirming a moderated mediation effect. These findings contribute to the literature by offering a balanced perspective on authoritative leadership, revealing its positive potential within the Chinese cultural context, and extending the theoretical understanding of psychological safety and guanxi as connection mechanisms and boundary conditions. From a practical standpoint, the results underscore the importance for organizations to avoid simplistic dismissal of authoritative leadership, and instead invest in building quality supervisor-subordinate relationships and cultivating psychological safety, thereby unlocking the full potential of authoritative leadership to foster employee thriving and sustained organizational vitality.

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