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Employees' task performance and propensity to take charge: the role of LMX and leader's task orientation

Purpose: Recent literature has focused on the outcomes associated with employee performance, but how and when it leads to work-related outcomes further is an area that has not gained due attention. Against this backdrop, this study entails investigating the effects of employee performance on their t...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, I., Afzar, R., Abdul Rasid, S. Z.
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Published: Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. 2021
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HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95138/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMD-08-2020-0244
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spelling my.utm.951382022-04-29T22:02:28Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95138/ Employees' task performance and propensity to take charge: the role of LMX and leader's task orientation Ahmed, I. Afzar, R. Abdul Rasid, S. Z. HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property Purpose: Recent literature has focused on the outcomes associated with employee performance, but how and when it leads to work-related outcomes further is an area that has not gained due attention. Against this backdrop, this study entails investigating the effects of employee performance on their taking-charge behavior through the mediation of leader–member exchange (LMX) and the leader's task-oriented behavior's moderating role. Design/methodology/approach: Using a questionnaire-based survey design, the study is based on a sample of 304 employees of pharmaceutical companies' sales departments. The two-stage lag approach has been used for data collection, where leader–follower dyads participated in the study. Findings: The study's findings reveal that better-performing employees are considered in-group members by their leaders, and the presence of high LMX makes employees reciprocate by adopting charge behavior. Furthermore, a leader's task-oriented behavior fosters the performance – LMX and performance – taking charge relationship mediated through LMX, a moderated mediation mechanism exists. Originality/value: The study offers a novel explanation by considering employee performance as a predictor instead of an outcome variable. Furthermore, recent literature has considered adverse outcomes of performance, while this study considers the positive aspects of employee performance (i.e. LMX and charge behavior). It also offers the role of both employee- and leader-specific factors in determining the LMX relationship. Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. 2021 Article PeerReviewed Ahmed, I. and Afzar, R. and Abdul Rasid, S. Z. (2021) Employees' task performance and propensity to take charge: the role of LMX and leader's task orientation. Journal of Management Development, 40 (3). ISSN 0262-1711 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMD-08-2020-0244 DOI: 10.1108/JMD-08-2020-0244
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topic HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property
spellingShingle HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property
Ahmed, I.
Afzar, R.
Abdul Rasid, S. Z.
Employees' task performance and propensity to take charge: the role of LMX and leader's task orientation
description Purpose: Recent literature has focused on the outcomes associated with employee performance, but how and when it leads to work-related outcomes further is an area that has not gained due attention. Against this backdrop, this study entails investigating the effects of employee performance on their taking-charge behavior through the mediation of leader–member exchange (LMX) and the leader's task-oriented behavior's moderating role. Design/methodology/approach: Using a questionnaire-based survey design, the study is based on a sample of 304 employees of pharmaceutical companies' sales departments. The two-stage lag approach has been used for data collection, where leader–follower dyads participated in the study. Findings: The study's findings reveal that better-performing employees are considered in-group members by their leaders, and the presence of high LMX makes employees reciprocate by adopting charge behavior. Furthermore, a leader's task-oriented behavior fosters the performance – LMX and performance – taking charge relationship mediated through LMX, a moderated mediation mechanism exists. Originality/value: The study offers a novel explanation by considering employee performance as a predictor instead of an outcome variable. Furthermore, recent literature has considered adverse outcomes of performance, while this study considers the positive aspects of employee performance (i.e. LMX and charge behavior). It also offers the role of both employee- and leader-specific factors in determining the LMX relationship.
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author Ahmed, I.
Afzar, R.
Abdul Rasid, S. Z.
author_facet Ahmed, I.
Afzar, R.
Abdul Rasid, S. Z.
author_sort Ahmed, I.
title Employees' task performance and propensity to take charge: the role of LMX and leader's task orientation
title_short Employees' task performance and propensity to take charge: the role of LMX and leader's task orientation
title_full Employees' task performance and propensity to take charge: the role of LMX and leader's task orientation
title_fullStr Employees' task performance and propensity to take charge: the role of LMX and leader's task orientation
title_full_unstemmed Employees' task performance and propensity to take charge: the role of LMX and leader's task orientation
title_sort employees' task performance and propensity to take charge: the role of lmx and leader's task orientation
publisher Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95138/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMD-08-2020-0244
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