Value Congruence and Satisfaction with a Leader: An Examination of the Role of Interaction
研究领导行为与员工价值观的一致性如何影响对领导的预期满意度，发现价值观一致时满意度更高，且该效应不依赖于领导行为的不确定性，但受员工先前经验影响。
Organizations are increasing their use of sophisticated techniques, including video, to communicate with employees. They are also relying more on the use of "stories" and "legends" about leaders as a way of reinforcing their culture. An important issue in both of these trends is the relationship between the actions or behavior of the leader as depicted in the story or message and the values of the individuals who are the target of the story or message. This study examined this issue as it related to interpersonal affect. Sixty-three banking executives, 61 evening MBA students, and 102 full-time undergraduate students completed a work values survey and later viewed one of two video-taped presentations of leadership behavior. Results showed that congruence between a subject's values and the rated values of a leader was associated with greater anticipated satisfaction with the leader. This effect did not depend on the uncertainty of the leader's behavior, but seemed to be contingent on the subject having had substantial prior experience with the type of leadership behavior illustrated.