The impact of supervisor-subordinate racial-ethnic and gender dissimilarity on mentoring quality and turnover intentions: do positive affectivity and communal culture matter?

• Published in: International journal of human resource management Vol. 30; no. 22; pp. 3138 - 3165
• Main Authors: Richard, Orlando C., McKay, Patrick F., Garg, Sargam, Pustovit, Sasha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 16.12.2019; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: Culture; Demography; Diversity; Employees; Gender; Human resource management; Mentoring; organizational culture; Positive emotions; Quality; relational demography; Self destructive behavior; Subordination; turnover intentions

Demographic dissimilarity in supervisor-subordinate dyads is often associated with negative subordinate work experiences. Extending relational demography and mentoring research, the authors examined whether employee positive affectivity and communal culture ameliorated the negative effects of superv...