Visionary leadership at a Thai apparel manufacturer: Surprising evidence
Corporate leaders are exhorted to espouse vision, but little is known about how vision is realised by leaders at different levels in Southeast Asian manufacturing sector. The present study tests relationships between perceived vision communication, motivation of employees and organisational alignmen...
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th-mahidol.335202018-11-09T09:02:05Z Visionary leadership at a Thai apparel manufacturer: Surprising evidence Sooksan Kantabutra Mahidol University Business, Management and Accounting Corporate leaders are exhorted to espouse vision, but little is known about how vision is realised by leaders at different levels in Southeast Asian manufacturing sector. The present study tests relationships between perceived vision communication, motivation of employees and organisational alignment among supervisors, and satisfaction of their immediate subordinates at a leading Thai apparel manufacturer. Findings indicate that aligning organisational systems to suit vision is directly predictive of enhanced employee satisfaction while, surprisingly, motivation and empowerment of employees, and vision communication are not significantly associated with employee satisfaction. Future research directions and managerial implications are discussed. © 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2018-11-09T02:02:04Z 2018-11-09T02:02:04Z 2014-03-11 Article International Journal of Business Excellence. Vol.7, No.2 (2014), 168-187 10.1504/IJBEX.2014.059547 17560055 17560047 2-s2.0-84897688379 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/33520 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84897688379&origin=inward |
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Corporate leaders are exhorted to espouse vision, but little is known about how vision is realised by leaders at different levels in Southeast Asian manufacturing sector. The present study tests relationships between perceived vision communication, motivation of employees and organisational alignment among supervisors, and satisfaction of their immediate subordinates at a leading Thai apparel manufacturer. Findings indicate that aligning organisational systems to suit vision is directly predictive of enhanced employee satisfaction while, surprisingly, motivation and empowerment of employees, and vision communication are not significantly associated with employee satisfaction. Future research directions and managerial implications are discussed. © 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. |
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