Effects of leadership and reward systems on employees' motivation and job satisfaction: an application to the Portuguese textile industry
Journal of Strategy and Management
ISSN: 1755-425X
Article publication date: 19 January 2022
Issue publication date: 12 October 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This study explores the perception of employees in textile industry firms in Northern Portugal regarding the influence of leadership and reward systems (RS) on their motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) and job satisfaction (JS).
Design/methodology/approach
A questionnaire was addressed to the employees of 12 firms, obtaining a sample of 256 valid responses, for which a structural equation model was estimated.
Findings
The results showed that leadership and RS influence JS only through the mediating effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
Originality/value
This study makes empirical and theoretical contributions, testing the relationship between leadership and employees' JS and how this relationship can be mediated by RS, and motivation – both intrinsic and extrinsic. Moreover, this study was conducted in Portugal, country where these issues have not been researched jointly before.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by national funds, through the FCT – Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, under the project UIDB/04011/2020. We sincerely appreciate the valuable comments and suggestions from the editor and reviewers, which helped us to improve the quality of the article.
Citation
Leitão, M., Correia, R.J., Teixeira, M.S. and Campos, S. (2022), "Effects of leadership and reward systems on employees' motivation and job satisfaction: an application to the Portuguese textile industry", Journal of Strategy and Management, Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 590-610. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSMA-07-2021-0158
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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