Support from below and above: The impact of perceived subordinate support, leader-member exchange, and perceived supervisor support on supervisor attitudes

Existing research indicates that perceived support is positively related to job performance and can influence perceptions of support by those with whom they interact. While there is a large body of research examining employees’ perceived support from their supervisors (i.e., perceived supervisor support: PSS) and the organization (i.e., perceived organizational support: POS), little research has examined the impact of supervisors’ perceptions of support from their subordinates. The present study evaluates the relationship between Perceived Subordinate Support (PSubS) and organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions, and the moderating impact of PSS and Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) on these relationships. Data were collected from adults in supervisory positions (n = 43) and analyzed using correlational and multi-regression techniques. Results suggest that, although there are significant correlations between perceived support from subordinates (PSubS) and organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions, supervisor’s felt support from above (PSS and LMX) did not moderate these relationships.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Browder, Rachel

Contributors dc:contributor

• O'Leary, Brian J.
• Zelin, Alexandra I.; Cunningham, Christopher J. L.
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Employee morale
• Employees
• Job satisfaction
• Supervisors

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English, eng

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/648

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1810