Title: Power distance and supervisor ostracism: the moderating effect of procedural fairness

Authors: Zhixia Chen; Jie Xu; Yanghang Yu; Shangan Ke; Yi Zhao

Addresses: College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luo Yu Road No. 1037, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China ' College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luo Yu Road No. 1037, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China ' School of Public Finance and Management, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Long Quan Road No. 237, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China ' College of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Luo Yu Road No. 152, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China ' College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luo Yu Road No. 1037, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China

Abstract: This study aims to examine the link between power distance and supervisor ostracism in the Chinese Confucian cultural context and whether procedural fairness plays a moderating effect on the process. Data was collected in China through a survey using a questionnaire, and hierarchical regression analyses were used to test the hypotheses. Results from 396 employees revealed that power distance is positively related to supervisor ostracism, procedural fairness is negatively related to supervisor ostracism, and procedural fairness plays a moderating role in the relationship between power distance and supervisor ostracism.

Keywords: power distance; supervisor ostracism; procedural fairness; Confucian culture; moderating effect.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2022.120705

European Journal of International Management, 2022 Vol.17 No.2/3, pp.394 - 413

Received: 12 Nov 2018
Accepted: 10 Dec 2019
Published online: 04 Feb 2022 *

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