Do leaders and followers see eye to eye? Leader-follower fit in the workplace

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1042.2019.00370

Abstract

Abstract:

Leader-follower fit, which plays a crucial role in facilitating a harmonious interaction in leader-follower dyads, has attracted considerable attention in the academic circle recently. Leader-follower fit refers to the compatibility between a leader and a follower that occurs when their characteristics are well matched. Generally, we could measure leader-follower fit using direct measurement approach and indirect measurement approach. To data, the existing research on leader-follower fit mainly focused on five perspectives, such as personality fit, cognition fit, psychological experience fit, work behavior fit, and relational factor fit. Psychological and interactive processes usually capture the mechanism through which leader-follower fit affects work outcomes. Moreover, personal and situational characteristics usually moderate the consequence of leader-follower fit. Future research could examine the consequence of leader-follower congruence in some indigenous psychological characteristics (e.g., traditionality and face consciousness) and explore some novel underlying or contingency mechanisms in the Chinese context.

Key words: leader-follower fit, person-supervisor fit, leadership, followership

CLC Number:

B849
C93

PENG Jian, WANG Zhen, HOU Nan. Do leaders and followers see eye to eye? Leader-follower fit in the workplace[J]. Advances in Psychological Science, 2019, 27(2): 370-380.

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比较内容	直接测量法	间接测量法
比较内容	直接测量法	差值分析法	多项式回归与响应面分析
测量内容	主观感知的匹配	较为客观、实际的匹配	较为客观、实际的匹配
方法用途	比较匹配与不匹配的情形	比较匹配与不匹配的情形	不仅可以比较匹配与不匹配的情形, 还可以比较两种匹配情形(高-高、低-低)、两种不匹配情形(高-低、低-高)。
结果精准性	很容易出现伪相关	容易出现伪相关	伪相关出现可能性不高

比较内容	直接测量法	间接测量法
比较内容	直接测量法	差值分析法	多项式回归与响应面分析
测量内容	主观感知的匹配	较为客观、实际的匹配	较为客观、实际的匹配
方法用途	比较匹配与不匹配的情形	比较匹配与不匹配的情形	不仅可以比较匹配与不匹配的情形, 还可以比较两种匹配情形(高-高、低-低)、两种不匹配情形(高-低、低-高)。
结果精准性	很容易出现伪相关	容易出现伪相关	伪相关出现可能性不高

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