The moderating role of climate for inclusion on the relationship between manager-employee dissimilarity in disability and LMX quality
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2014-06-09
Author(s)
Abstract
Growing workforce diversity increases the likelihood that managers and subordinates will differ along demographic lines, a situation that has important implications for relationship quality and organizational outcomes. In a sample of 1,253 employees from 54 work-units, we investigate the effects of differences in disability status between supervisors and subordinates on individual performance and find that dissimilarity exhibits negative indirect relationships via leader-member-exchange (LMX) quality. Furthermore, we investigate the role of unit-level climate for inclusion in this relationship and find support for a buffering effect of inclusive climates on the negative dissimilarity-LMX relationship for situations in which the supervisor, but not the subordinate, has a disability. These findings have important implications as they provide companies with a feasible way to manage their diverse workforce.
Language
English
Keywords
Climate for inclusion
LMX
disability
manager-employee dissimilarity
performance
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Organizing Inclusion: Beyond Privileges and Discrimination
Start page
1
End page
40
Pages
40
Event Title
7th Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion International Conference (EDI)
Event Location
Munich, Germany
Event Date
07.-10.07.2014
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
231003