The Trickle-Down Effect of Territorial Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model.

ABSTRACT: The present research seeks to explore how and when leader territorial behavior trickles down to the follower. Relying on social information processing theory, we hypothesize that territorial behavior has a trickle-down effect from leader to follower, and perceived insider status mediates the relationship between leader territorial behavior and follower territorial behavior. Competition climate is supposed to strengthen the effect of leader territorial behavior on perceived insider status. Two hundred and fifty-two dyads data of supervisor-subordinate in Chinese enterprises provided support for our hypotheses. The results suggest that leader territorial behavior is positively related to follower territorial behavior and that follower perceived insider status significantly mediates the relat

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8675102 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature