Nation, demographic, and attitudinal boundary conditions on leader social rewards and punishments in local governments
Boundary conditions on the relationships of contingent rewards and noncontingent punishments with evaluated performance and satisfaction are sought for supervisory and professional staff in local governments in the United States and Japan. Subgroup differences in tolerance for noncontingent punishme...
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Published in | Journal of organizational behavior Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 95 - 117 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Chichester, UK
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
01.01.2008
John Wiley & Sons Wiley Periodicals Inc |
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Summary: | Boundary conditions on the relationships of contingent rewards and noncontingent punishments with evaluated performance and satisfaction are sought for supervisory and professional staff in local governments in the United States and Japan. Subgroup differences in tolerance for noncontingent punishment are reflected in mean differences in its use between nations (more reported in Japan), genders (less reported by women), and regions of the United States. The effects of noncontingent punishment on outcomes were not found for U.S. police sergeants. Evidence for a national contingency is reflected in the finding that the relationship of noncontingent punishments (but not contingent rewards) with cooperation, individual effectiveness, and satisfaction was stronger in the United States than in Japan. The study adds caution to the culture-free and contingency-free application of the theory of performance-contingent rewards and punishments. Implications for the theory of social rewards and punishments and for the contingencies and criteria considered in leadership research, particularly cross-cultural leadership research, are addressed. |
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Bibliography: | istex:A93014DCDE6D64AC9F697C101B999F84F915E54D Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission ArticleID:JOB483 ark:/67375/WNG-D2D05QP8-D T. K. Peng and Mark F. Peterson contributed equally to the preparation of the paper. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0894-3796 1099-1379 |
DOI: | 10.1002/job.483 |