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Front. Bus. Res. China    2020, Vol. 14 Issue (2) : 217-236    https://doi.org/10.1186/s11782-020-00079-1
RESEARCH
How does the servant supervisor influence the employability of postgraduates? Exploring the mechanisms of self-efficacy and academic engagement
Lifeng Zhong1, Zhichao Qian2(), Dongdong Wang3
1. Business School, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
2. Business School, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
3. University of Finance & Economics, Nanjing 210046, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Abstract

Drawing on the conservation of resource theory, this study investigates the mediating effects of self-efficacy and academic engagement in the relationship between servant supervision and postgraduates’ employability. We conducted a field study with 598 postgraduates (students for the research-based master's degree and PhD candidates) enrolled in universities in China to test our hypotheses. We developed and tested a model contending that servant supervisors propagate servant supervision among postgraduates through postgraduates’ self-efficacy and academic engagement, which indirectly influences postgraduates’ employability. The results support the mediating effects of both self-efficacy and academic engagement on the relationship between servant supervision and postgraduates’ employability. Finally, the theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Keywords Servant supervision      Self-efficacy      Academic engagement      Employability      Conservation of resource theory      Postgraduates      Leadership     
Issue Date: 17 July 2020
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Lifeng Zhong,Zhichao Qian,Dongdong Wang. How does the servant supervisor influence the employability of postgraduates? Exploring the mechanisms of self-efficacy and academic engagement[J]. Front. Bus. Res. China, 2020, 14(2): 217-236.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fbr/EN/Y2020/V14/I2/217
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