The determinants of the confidant relationship between the principals and the subordinates, and the influence of relationship on the subordinates'' working attitudes

• Main Authors: Wen-Song Shyu, 徐文淞
• Other Authors: none
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/35941725820262819657

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 學校行政碩士班 === 91 === The determinants of the confidant relationship between the principals and the subordinates, and the influence of relationship on the subordinates'' working attitudes Wen-Song Shyu Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the determinants of the confidant relationship between the principals and the subordinates, and the influence of relationship on the subordinates'' working attitudes. A convenient sampling technique is used, and the research samples 129 public high schools as the object of study. 81 effective questionnaires from the principals and 415 from the subordinates are obtained. According to the cognition of their mutual relation, this research categorizes the subordinates into confidant subordinates（i.e. the principal considers them as his confidants, and they also consider themselves as the principal’s confidants）, trusted subordinates（i.e. the principal considers them as his confidants, but they don’t consider themselves as the principal’s confidants）, accessing subordinates（i.e. the principal doesn’t consider them as his confidants, but they consider themselves as the principal’s confidants） and ordinary subordinates（i.e. neither the principal considers them as his confidants, nor they consider themselves as the principal’s confidants）. Also through compiling statistics from questionnaire survey, this study examines several hypotheses and concludes the following outcomes: 1.The chosen predictive variables（competence, loyalty, flattering activities, the duration of working as colleaques, the bases of the relationship, the similarity of the demographics, the job values）are more likely to explain the principals'' perceptions of confidant relationship rather than the subordinates'' . 2.The subordinates'' loyalty, competence and flattering activities highly interpret how the confidant relationship is developed. 3.Loyalty plays an important role in affecting the principals'' perceptions of trusting relationship . 4.No matter which kind of subordinates staffs are, their perceptions in consideration and reliability are quite different from the principals'', while both perceptions are not very different in understanding and openness. 5.Compared with the other staffs, the principals'' and the confidant subordinates'' perceptions in confidant relationship are more likely the same. 6.The perceptions of the principals in confidant relationship are higher than those of their subordinates, which is different from the results of previous studies. 7.The perception differences in confidant relationship have the negative correlation with the subordinates'' working attitude. It shows that the higher perception differences are, the worse working performance is, and vice versa. 8.The principals'' and subordinates'' perceptions in their confidant relationship both have the positive correlation with the subordinates'' working attitude. However, the subordinates'' working attitudes obviously are influenced by the subordinates'' perceptions of confidant relationship . 9.The most significant difference of subordinates'' perceptions in their confidant relationship is between the confidant subordinates and the ordinary subordinates. 10.Accessing subordinates'' perceptions in confidant relationship and their working attitude show a unique result, which is better when compared with the trusted and ordinary subordinates. 11.There are significant differences in organizational commitment and job satisfaction among the four kinds of subordinates. Besides, this research also provides several suggestions for reference according to the consequences. Keywords: confidant relationship, differential matrices, vertical dyad linkage mode, leader-member exchange theory, working attitude