Trust-In-Supervisor: Antecedents And Effect On Affective Organizational Commitment

• Main Authors: M. L. Poon, June, Rahid , Mohd Radzuan, Othman, Abdullah Sanusi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Academy of Management (AAM) 2006
• Subjects: HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/35942/1/AAMJ_11-2-3.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/35942/; http://web.usm.my/aamj/11.2.2006/AAMJ%2011-2-3.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

This study tested a model of trust-in-supervisor that included propensity to trust and supervisor attributes (i.e., ability, benevolence, and integrity) as antecedents and affective organizational commitment and helping intention as criterion outcomes. A field survey using a structured questionnaire was used to gather data from 155 white-collar employees from diverse occupations and organizations. Path analysis results showed that supervisor ability, benevolence, and integrity as well as employees' propensity to trust were positively associated with trust-in-supervisor. Trust-in-supervisor, in turn, predicted employees' affective organizational commitment but did not have any influence on their willingness to help co-workers. Implications of the findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.