The study is foused on tracing the effects of LMX quality on employees and confirming of psychological process of its triggering employees' organizational citizenship behaviors.
The research model is based on the existing studies of LMX quality, self...
The study is foused on tracing the effects of LMX quality on employees and confirming of psychological process of its triggering employees' organizational citizenship behaviors.
The research model is based on the existing studies of LMX quality, self-identity(self-esteem or self-efficacy), and organizational citizenship behavior. It is supposed that the more employees perceive LMX quality, the higher their self-esteem or self-efficacy could be, the more organizational citizenship behaviors they could act. Still, because of possibilities of being more useful models than this one, I compare and analyze a theoretical model and another path model through analysis of covariance structures- the one which is used to analyze various structural formula models.
The study has analyzed 279 random samples surveyed on employees who work for company hiring more than ten ones in Cheju province.
After testing the research model, as you can see in the < Fig 4-1>, I've got the model that has the values like these : χ^(2) = 414.410, d.f. = 166, p value =0.000, GFI = 0.888, AGFI = 0.845, NFI = 0.885, CFI = 0.933, and RMR = 0.092. For standard level of model conformity, GFI, AGFI, NFI and CFI of structural formula model has to be above 0.9 and RMR below 0.5. All of the values of this structural formula model, except CFI, don't meet standard level of model conformity.
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So, after examining correlation of the values, I've established a proposal model, by adding to the model path coefficients of self-esteem and self-efficacy and removing path coefficients between LMX quality and self-efficacy since regression analysis and analysis of covariance structures found no direct relation between them. And then, I've done an analysis of covariance structures with it and compared the result with the research model. After analyzing the proposal model, as you can see in the < Fig 4-2>, I've got a model that has the values like these : χ^(2) = 265.467, d.f. = 166, p value = 0.000, GFI = 0.920, AGFI = 0.888, NFI = 0.933, CFI = 0.973, and RMR = 0.044.
Comparing these values with standard level of model conformity of the research model, it's found that the proposal model was superior to the research one. So I've chosen the former.
◁그림삽입▷(원문을 참조하세요)
According to the proposal model, it's revealed that the LMX quality could have a direct effect on employees' self-esteem and organizational citizenship behaviors. However it could affect employees' organizational citizenship behaviors partially by the medium of self-esteem and partially by the media of self-esteem and self-efficacy. But LMX quality didn't affect employees' organizational citizenship behaviors by the medium of self-efficacy.
I derived from this study some results as follows.
The first, leaders should not only display their leadership but try to foster friendly relationship with their employees.
The second, corporations should provide employees with new education programs to fulfill their positive egos.