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| Which Kind of Followers Will Be Treated as Insiders by Leaders? The Impact of Implicit Followership Theories on L-LMX |
| Zhu Zhenbing1,Luo Wenhao2,Cao Yuankun3 |
| 1.School of Business, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Nanchang 330013,China;2.School of Economics and Management, North China University of Technology, Beijing 100144,China;3.Research Center of Cluster and Enterprise Development, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang 330013, China |
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Abstract Based on the perspective of implicit followership theories (IFTs)-explicit followership theories (EFTs)fit, this paper explores both the impact of central tendency-based follower prototype (CIFTs) and ideal tendency-based follower prototype (IIFTs) on leader perceived leader-member exchange (L-LMX), and the moderating effect of work demands on that impact. Data was collected from a sample composed of 157 leaders，and the results found that IFTs could be categorized into two types(IIFTs and CIFTs), which had different functions. The relationship between EFTs-IIFTs fit and L-LMX was stronger than the relationship between EFTs-CIFTs fit and L-LMX. Job demand negatively moderated the relationship between EFTs-IFTs fit and L-LMX.
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Received: 08 March 2017
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Corresponding Authors:
Zhu Zhenbing
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