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

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 relatio...

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Autores principales: Yi Li, Haolin Weng, Ting Zhu, Na Li
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f6654f766021407e96b96791fdff4c312021-12-02T10:56:41ZThe Trickle-Down Effect of Territorial Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.721806https://doaj.org/article/f6654f766021407e96b96791fdff4c312021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.721806/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078The 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 relationship. Moreover, competition climate strengthens the negative relationship between leader territorial behavior and perceived insider status as well as the indirect effect of leader territorial behavior on follower territorial behavior via perceived insider status. Theoretical and practical implications are further discussed.Yi LiHaolin WengTing ZhuNa LiFrontiers Media S.A.articleleader’s territorial behavioremployee’s territorial behaviorperceived insider statusteam competitve climatethe trick-down effectPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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topic leader’s territorial behavior
employee’s territorial behavior
perceived insider status
team competitve climate
the trick-down effect
Psychology
BF1-990
spellingShingle leader’s territorial behavior
employee’s territorial behavior
perceived insider status
team competitve climate
the trick-down effect
Psychology
BF1-990
Yi Li
Haolin Weng
Ting Zhu
Na Li
The Trickle-Down Effect of Territorial Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model
description 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 relationship. Moreover, competition climate strengthens the negative relationship between leader territorial behavior and perceived insider status as well as the indirect effect of leader territorial behavior on follower territorial behavior via perceived insider status. Theoretical and practical implications are further discussed.
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title The Trickle-Down Effect of Territorial Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_short The Trickle-Down Effect of Territorial Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model
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title_fullStr The Trickle-Down Effect of Territorial Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model
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