A Study on the Influence of Subordinate’ Implicit Leader Image on the Effect of Leader Integrity in Japan-China

• Published in: Japan Association of Industial/Organizational Psychology Journal Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 3 - 11
• Main Authors: SHI, Guirong, URA, Mitsuhiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan Association of Industial/Organizational Psychology 2016
• Subjects: implicit leader image; leader characteristic; leader integrity; organization commitment; work motivation
• ISSN: 0917-0391; 2434-5385
• DOI: 10.32222/jaiop.30.1_3

In the previous research, the effect of leader integrity that leader integrity influences subordinates’work motivation mediating their organization commitment was verified. In this study, it was examinedhow implicit leader image which subordinates have, influences leader integrity’s effect in the enterpriseorganizations of Japan and China. The result showed that the influence of implicit leader image wasdifferent in Japan and China. In Japan, the leader integrity was effective to the subordinate who makepersonality to the most important characteristic of his ideal leader, but the leader integrity did not showeffective to the subordinate who make capability to the most important characteristic of his ideal leader.On the other hand, in China, the effect of leader integrity was shown in any of the subordinate whomakes personal character or capability to the most important characteristic of his ideal leader. It wasconsidered that in Japan, the individual difference of the cognition to leader integrity was remarkable, butin China, leader integrity is usually recognized as an all-inclusive base of the leader behavior.