| In recent years, the economic development is fast changing, the influence of theleader for the whole enterprise role increasingly important,the research achievementsof scholars of leadership theory is increasingly fruitful, But most mature leadershiptheory is from North America or Western Europe and other regions, the leadershiptheory of China’s localization is relatively small. Paternalistic leadership as thelocalization of the gradually mature leadership theory is increasingly attracting theattention of scholars, this kind of leadership style is different from the traditionalwestern leadership theory, presenting a kind of "parents" type of leadership style, itseffectiveness is rooted in the traditional culture of China. But as Asia’s economicrising rapidly, the foreign capital enterprises gradually enter our country, in promotingeconomic development, stimulating employment, at the same time, also has broughtthe impact of culture, the cultural influence to all aspects of society, to the enterprisemanagement, to the development of the society. As it is affected by the impact offoreign culture, paternalistic leadership style has been questioned by some scholars inthe effectiveness of the contemporary social background, some scholars in the Westtried to deny the effectiveness of paternalistic leadership, deny the contribution toeconomic and social development, However, the Chinese economy has maintained agood momentum of development in recent decades, scholars’ question aboutpaternalistic leadership whether is reasonable? Whether Paternalistic leadership canadapt to the trend of economic development to keep pace with the times? All theseneed scholars further discussion, Managers in practice test step by step.Previous research we can find that the effect of leadership style on performancethrough a certain internal mechanism. Through cognitive or attitude to influence thebehavior. And the relationship between paternalistic leadership and employee trustand work performance are still few scholars have study. Therefore, in this paper, through empirical research methods, to explore therelationship between paternalistic leadership and employee trust and workperformance of the three, hoping to have certain significance on the theory and reality.Through literature review, this study proposes the following hypothesis:(1) Paternalistic leadership has effect on work performance(2) Paternalistic leadership has effect on employee trust(3) Employee trust has effect on work performance(4) Employee trust plays a partial intermediary role between paternalisticleadership and work performance.In order to validate the above hypothesizes, this study used questionnaires fordata collection, and we received446effective questionnaires in total. Then we usedSPSS18.0to analysis and process the data, finally got the following conclusion:(1) Paternalistic leadership’s effect on the work performance is establishedpartly, benevolent leadership， moral leadership has positive effect on workperformance.Effect of authoritarian leadership on work performance does not exist.(2) Paternalistic leadership’s effect on the employee trust is established part,benevolent leadership has positive effect on employee trust, moral leadership haspositive effect on employee trust. Effect of authoritarian leadership on employee trustdoes not exist.(3) Employee trust has positive effect on work performance(4) Affect-based trust plays a partial intermediary role between benevolentleadership and work performance; affect-based trust plays a partial intermediaryrole between moral leadership and work performance. Cognition-based trust plays afully intermediary role between benevolent leadership and work performance;Cognition-based trust plays a Fully intermediary role between moral leadership andwork performance. Through the research on the relationship between paternalistic leadership andemployee trust, job performance, help to improve the theory of the relationshipbetween the three; On the other hand, benevolent leadership，moral leadership has thegood effect on employee trust and job performance, bringing some enlightenment tothe management. In the process of the implementation of leadership behavior,compared with the strict and strong management mode may be kindness, tolerance ofleadership style can lead to better performance. At the same time, in order to betteradapt to the development of modern society, authoritarian leadership timely to makesome adjustments, in order to make the paternalistic leadership can better play itseffectiveness. |
