International Business Management

Year: 2016
Volume: 10
Issue: 16
Page No. 3575 - 3579

Four Frame Leadership Orientations and Job Performance among Beijing Working Adults

Authors : Benjamin Chan Yin-Fah and Du Ya Qiong

Abstract: This study examined the differences in leadership orientations between individual job performance and organisational performance in the context of Bolman and Deal’s four-frame leadership theory. Information for this survey was gathered through self-administered questionnaire and administered through non-probability convenience sampling method. A total of 120 of completed and usable questionnaires have been gathered up among working adults in Beijing. The findings revealed that different variables have different extent influences for different leadership orientations and organisation performance in terms of job position, gender, marital condition, monthly income group and length of employment. Those senior executives, female, married executives, more than RM 4,001 monthly income group and >5 years length of employment show most significant influence both on individual task performance and organizational business performance. In four frames leadership types, political frame leadership type has most significant influence for job performance, including individual job performance and organizational job performance, compared with symbolic frame leadership type has lightest influences of both of them. The correlation analysis shows leadership orientations influence individual job performance more obvious than organizational job performance. This survey is important to assist the potential leader act easier to adapt Beijing’s situation which can improve more not only in individual business performance but also in organisational performance. It as well is vital for leaders and handlers realize how to achieve job performance by being different leadership type at the same time it will help organizations choose suitable managers/leaders in order to improve performance which can help organization development and success.

How to cite this article:

Benjamin Chan Yin-Fah and Du Ya Qiong, 2016. Four Frame Leadership Orientations and Job Performance among Beijing Working Adults. International Business Management, 10: 3575-3579.

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