| The Effect of CEO Authentic Leadership on Employee Turnover: A Human Capital Perspective |
Received:October 14, 2017 Revised:October 14, 2017 |
Key Words: Authentic leadership; employee relations climate; employee turnover; human capital |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | Xiaoyun WANG | Business School, Nanjing University | | Meng XI* | Business School, Nanjing University | | Shuming ZHAO | Nanjing University | | Hao CHENG | University of Strathclyde |
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Abstract: |
| Drawing on upper echelons theory and human capital perspective, this paper sheds light on the underlying influence on CEO authentic leadership on organizational employee turnover through employee relations climate. Using matched data from 139 vice presidents, 139 HR managers and 1309 employees from 139 enterprises in five provinces of China, we found that CEO authentic leadership was negatively related to organizational employee turnover, and employee relations climate mediated the negative relationship. In addition, human capital uniqueness moderated the negative relationship between CEO authentic leadership and organizational employee turnover, and human capital uniqueness further moderated the indirect effect of CEO authentic leadership on organizational employee turnover via employee relations climate. The theoretical contributions and practical implications of the findings were discussed. |
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