The influence of employee‐supervisor interactions upon job breadth

Abstract

Examines the merits of job breadth as a construct reflecting discretionary work behavior, and the influence that a supervisor is likely to have on an employee’s developing job breadth. Surveys were completed by employees from long‐term care facilities in the mid‐western USA. Results indicated that job breadth was most strongly, and positively, related to the quality of employee‐supervisor relationship. Further, evidence suggested that a worker and supervisor do not necessarily perceive the boundaries of a job in an identical manner.

Citation

Klieman, R.S., Quinn, J.A. and Harris, K.L. (2000), "The influence of employee‐supervisor interactions upon job breadth", Journal of Managerial Psychology, Vol. 15 No. 6, pp. 587-605. https://doi.org/10.1108/02683940010346734