A mediation model of task conflict in vertical dyads Linking organizational culture, subordinate values, and subordinate outcomes

作者：McMillan Amy; Chen Hao^*; Richard Orlando C; Bhuian Shahid N

来源：International Journal of Conflict Management, 2012, 23(3): 307-332.

DOI：10.1108/10444061211248994

• Task conflict
• Organizational culture
• Subordinate values
• Subordinate outcomes
• Employees behavior
• Conflict management
• Role conflict

Purpose - The current study seeks to provide predictions for task conflict in supervisor-subordinate dyads and to test empirically the mediation effects of task conflict between organizational culture/subordinate values and subordinate outcomes.
Design/methodology/approach - Structural equation modeling was employed to test the theoretical model.
Findings - It was found that task conflict mediates the relationship between a clan culture and intention to quit. Additionally, support was also found for the mediating effect of task conflict on the relationship between individualistic values and intention to quit.
Research limitations/implications - More research is needed to take into consideration the variables influencing task conflict in both vertical and horizontal dyadic relationships. A dynamic view of conflict may further contribute to the existing literature.
Practical implications - More remedies are needed in organizations to foster positive employees' attitudes and wellbeing through the generation of task conflicts. For example, fostering a clan culture instead of a hierarchy may be vital.
Originality/value - The current study demonstrates that organizational culture/subordinate's values may be linked to different subordinate outcomes through task conflict.

• 出版日期2012
• 单位清华大学