- Title
- Authoritarian and benevolent leadership: the role of follower homophily, power distance orientation and employability
- Creator
- Koveshnikov, Alexei; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Wechtler, Heidi
- Relation
- Personnel Review Vol. 52, Issue 1, p. 218-235
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/PR-02-2021-0097
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- Purpose: Drawing on follower-centric leadership theory, the study examines the role of perceived homophily between the leader and the follower, follower's individual-level power distance orientation (PDO) and follower's perceived employability in moderating the effects of authoritarian and benevolent paternalistic leadership (BPL) on followers' turnover intentions. Design/methodology/approach: The study analyzes a sample of 403 white-collar Russian employees. Findings: Whereas both leadership styles generally decrease followers' turnover intentions, they operate differently. Authoritarian leadership (AL) is more effective among followers with higher follower-leader homophily and PDO, whereas BPL is effective only among followers with low perceived homophily and PDO, and more effective among followers with higher perceived employability. Originality/value: The study extends research on non-participative styles of leadership, their effects and boundary conditions.
- Subject
- follower-centric leadership; authoritarian; benevolent; turnover intentions; Russia
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1493747
- Identifier
- uon:53639
- Identifier
- ISSN:0048-3486
- Language
- eng
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