Developmental leadership and organizational citizenship behavior: Mediating effects of self-determination, supervisor identification, and organizational identification

The authors investigate three levels of self-identity in the workplace self-determination, supervisor identification, and organizational identification for their mediating effects on developmental leadership and organizational citizenship behaviors. Data from 469 supervisor-subordinate dyads in two Chinese firms show that supervisor identification is the strongest mediator, self-determination is the second, and organizational leadership is the third. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.