The long-term impact of the feedback environment on job satisfaction: A field study in a Belgian context

Author

Filip ANSEEL, Ghent University
Filip LIEVENS, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

4-2007

Abstract

This study examines (1) the relationship between the feedback environment and job satisfaction and (2) the mediating role of leader-member exchange in a Belgian context. Results from a sample of 155 employees of a governmental service for employment and vocational training supported our hypotheses. A favorable supervisor feedback environment was related to higher levels of job satisfaction 5 months later, and this relationship was fully mediated by the quality of leader-member exchange. These findings highlight the usefulness of diagnosing and assessing the feedback environment for a better understanding of feedback processes and for enhancing feedback interventions in organisations.

Discipline

Human Resources Management | Organizational Behavior and Theory

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Applied Psychology

Volume

56

Issue

2

First Page

254

Last Page

266

ISSN

0269-994X

Identifier

10.1111/j.1464-0597.2006.00253.x

Publisher

Wiley: 24 months

Citation

ANSEEL, Filip and LIEVENS, Filip. The long-term impact of the feedback environment on job satisfaction: A field study in a Belgian context. (2007). Applied Psychology. 56, (2), 254-266.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5568

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Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2006.00253.x