Title

Relationships Between Leadership and Followers’ Quitting Intentions and Job Search Behaviors

Authors

Larry W. Hughes, Central Washington UniversityFollow
James B. Avey, Central Washington UniversityFollow
Don R. Nixon, Central Washington University

Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

Management

Publication Date

11-2010

Abstract

A model was developed and tested in which quality of leader—member exchange mediated the relationship between followers’ perceptions of transformational leadership behavior and their (a) intentions to quit the organization and (b) job search behaviors. The key contribution of this study was that the exchange relationship between leader and follower explained the majority of the relationship between transformational leadership and job search behaviors. A transformational leader may take individual followers’ motivations into consideration and so attempt to stimulate personal development, but the exchange between the two explains the action of seeking another employment situation. Limitations and implications are discussed.

Comments

This article was originally published in Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

Due to copyright restrictions, this article is not available for download from ScholarWorks @ CWU.

Recommended Citation

Hughes, L.W. (2010). Relationships between leadership and followers' quitting intentions and job search behaviors. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies 17(4), 351-362. DOI: 10.1177/1548051809358698

Journal

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Rights

© Baker College 2010