In today's rapidly changing environment, China's many companies are vigorously growing. As markets become globalized, what is needed is a leader, and organizations that do not have a leader with globalized insight and unlimited competitiveness are bou...
In today's rapidly changing environment, China's many companies are vigorously growing. As markets become globalized, what is needed is a leader, and organizations that do not have a leader with globalized insight and unlimited competitiveness are bound to fail in the global competition system. In companies' maintenance, existing, growth and development these days, facilitating cooperation among members who participate in the organization is very important. Therefore, only the leaders who have proper leadership can exercise leadership, influence behaviors of individual members and groups, and even play the role of connecting their behaviors to organization's performance.
This study conducted an empirical research on leadership types and followership of employees of China's companies based on existing studies. The findings are like the following.
First, the examination of the effect of leadership types on followership suggests that regarding the effect on inspirational motivation and independent/critical thinking, inspirational motivation and positive/active participation, individual consideration and positive/active participation, circumstantial compensation and positive/active participation, positive exception management and independent/critical thinking. positive exception management and positive/active participation, passive exception management and independent critical thinking, passive exception management and positive/active participation, there was a significantly positive relationship.
Second, the examination of the effect of followership on work satisfaction, and organization devotion showed that there was a significantly positive relationship in all of them, but the effect of followership on positive/active participation and work satisfaction showed more significant relationship that other factors.
Third, the examination of the effect of leadership types on organization validity indicates that regarding charisma, organization devotion, inspirational motivation and organization devotion, individual consideration and work satisfaction, circumstantial compensation and work satisfaction, a positive influence was shown.
Fourth, regarding followership's independent/critical thinking and positive/active participation, mediation effect in the relationship with leadership types and organization validity was verified. The analysis found that followership's positive/active participation mediated individual consideration and work satisfaction. The result means that as individual consideration increases, followership's positive/active participation increases, and this leads to enhancement of organization satisfaction in the end.