THE INTERMEDIARY ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AND LEADER-MEMBERS EXCHANGE BETWEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE FOLLOWING BEHAVIOR
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In the environment of China’s economic transformation, transformational leadership and how to have a positive impact on the survival and development of the company as well as organizational practice are signifcant. In the context of Chinese culture, this article explored the influence of transformational leadership style on employee follow-up behavior and the potential influence mechanism. Based on data analysis of 412 valid questionnaires, it was concluded that transformational leadership had a positive impact on employee compliance behavior. Organizational identifcation and leader member exchange played intermediary roles between transformational leadership and employee compliance behavior. This study revealed a positive relationship between transformational leadership and employee compliance behavior and also indicated the importance of employee compliance behavior in modern corporate management practices. The end of the article gives concrete and feasible practical enlightenment, which aims to promote the deepening and development of leadership-related research felds.
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