Toward Proper Specification of the Effects of Leader Punitive Behavior: A Research Note
研究基于457名医院员工数据，发现控制领导者奖励行为后，惩罚行为对员工满意度既无直接正面影响，也不受角色模糊调节，并讨论了虚假相关问题。
Two samples totaling 457 nursing department employees from four metropolitan hospitals were employed to test the impact of leader punitive behavior on employee satisfaction. With the correlated effect of leader reward behavior statistically controlled for, there remained neither the direct positive effect of leader punitive behavior nor the moderating impact of role ambiguity, which have been suggested by previous research. Also discussed are the importance of considering spuriousness in leader punitive behavior research, some possible explanationsfor the positive relationship between the two dimensions of leader behavior, and some suggested conditions under which punishment may be satisfying to an employee.