Winkler, Bruno (2024) Leaders in Shared Leadership Settings: Trust, But Not Too Much – A Moderator Analysis of Top-Down Organizational Trust. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This paper aims to explore the impact of contemporary shared leadership settings on employee job satisfaction. More specifically, this research examines the moderating effect of the novel concept of top-down trust – the leaders’ trust toward their employees – on the relationship between shared leadership and employee job satisfaction. Utilizing a one-wave, multi-source field study and a dyadic approach that captures perspectives from both leaders and followers, we aim to contribute to a better understanding of how these variables interact within organizational settings in the Netherlands. The results showed a positive relationship between shared leadership and employee job satisfaction. Furthermore, in line with expectations, top-down trust was positively associated with employee job satisfaction. Surprisingly, however, the interaction effect between shared leadership and top-down trust on job satisfaction is negative, contrary to our predictions. This negative moderation effect suggests that excessive top-down trust in shared leadership settings may diminish the unique positive effects of top-down trust and shared leadership on employee satisfaction. Our research highlights the importance for leaders in shared leadership settings to find the appropriate balance between trust and control to promote employee satisfaction. Future research should replicate these findings and explore additional moderating and mediating variables to expand further our understanding of the forces governing workplace outcomes. Keywords: Shared leadership, trust in the workplace, job satisfaction, top-down trust, leader-follower dyad
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Bucur, R.E. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2024 11:50 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jul 2024 11:50 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4119 |
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