The impact of supervisor–subordinate relationships and a trainee characteristic upon police officer work outcomes

Yvonne Brunetto; Stephen Teo; Kate Shacklock; Rodney Farr-Wharton; Art Shriberg

doi:10.1017/jmo.2016.27

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The impact of supervisor–subordinate relationships and a trainee characteristic upon police officer work outcomes

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The impact of supervisor–subordinate relationships and a trainee characteristic upon police officer work outcomes

Yvonne Brunetto, Stephen Teo, Kate Shacklock, Rodney Farr-Wharton and Art Shriberg

Journal of Management & Organization, Vol.23(3), pp.423-436

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2016.27

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commitment

leader-member exchange

positive organizational behaviour

teams and teamwork

training and development

This study used two theoretical lenses (positive organizational behaviour and social exchange theory) to examine the influence of an individual attribute - psychological capital (PsyCap), and an organizational factor - leader-member exchange, upon police officers' perceptions of learning options (teamwork and training) and affective commitment. A cross-sectional design using a survey-based, self-report strategy was used to collect data from 588 frontline police officers in the United States. The findings indicate that leader-member exchange explained almost a fifth of PsyCap and together leader-member exchange and PsyCap accounted for almost a third of police officers' satisfaction with training. Further, leader-member exchange, PsyCap, training and teamwork collectively explain almost half of affective commitment. One implication of the findings is that if senior management want police officers to be more committed, they have to improve officers' relationships with their supervisors, upskill them (especially their supervisors) in PsyCap, and improve teamwork opportunities and processes.

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Title: The impact of supervisor–subordinate relationships and a trainee characteristic upon police officer work outcomes
Authors: Yvonne Brunetto (Author) - Southern Cross University
Stephen Teo (Author) - RMIT University
Kate Shacklock (Author) - Griffith University
Rodney Farr-Wharton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Art Shriberg (Author) - Xavier University, United States
Publication details: Journal of Management & Organization, Vol.23(3), pp.423-436
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1017/jmo.2016.27
ISSN: 1833-3672
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451045002621
Output Type: Journal article

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