Thinking of leaving your leader: A meta-analysis and explanatory model of transformational leadership and turnover intentions
Li, Mengtong
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Title
Thinking of leaving your leader: A meta-analysis and explanatory model of transformational leadership and turnover intentions
Author(s)
Li, Mengtong
Issue Date
2022-11-01
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Newman, Daniel A
Committee Member(s)
Drasgow, Fritz
Department of Study
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
Turnover Intentions
Social Exchange Theory
Perceived Organizational Support
Language
eng
Abstract
We review and explain the relationship between transformational leadership and follower turnover intentions, drawing upon social exchange theory. Supporting our expectation, meta-analytic evidence (k = 141 samples, N = 47,485 participants) shows a large negative association (corrected correlation = -.35), suggesting transformational leadership inhibits turnover intentions. This effect is then explained via a theoretical model specifying serial mediation among social exchange constructs (i.e., full mediation by perceived organizational support, then job satisfaction and organizational commitment). Results offer large-scale empirical support for the view that employee retention cognitions are partly a function of leaders’ transformational behavior, due to social exchange. Supplemental analysis shows results are robust to impression management bias. Implications for turnover theory are discussed.
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