Interaction between Chinese employees’ traditionality and leader-member exchange in relation to knowledge-sharing behaviors

Keywords:
leader-member exchange, Chinese traditionality, knowledge sharing, interaction effect
Abstract

We examined the interaction of the level of Chinese employees’ traditionality (CT) and the quality of leader-member exchange (LMX) in their workplaces and how both CT and LMX influence the knowledge-sharing (KS) behaviors of these employees. We distributed surveys to employees working for firms located in the Yangzi Delta area of Mainland China and performed a hierarchical regression analysis of responses from 304 individuals. Our results indicated that there was a significant positive correlation between LMX and KS and, furthermore, that the relationship between LMX and KS was moderated by the level of employees’ Chinese traditionality.

Author Biographies
  1. Taoyong Su, Tongji University
    School of Economics and Management
  2. Zeming Wang, Tongji University
    School of Economics and Management
  3. Xinghui Lei, Tongji University
    School of Economics and Management
  4. Tingting Ye, Tongji University
    School of Economics and Management
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2013-05-01
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