| dc.description.abstract | In this thesis, we intend to make two distinctive contributions to the performance
management- and goal setting research of Kuvaas, Buch & Dysvik (2014),
Kuvaas and Buch (2016) and Kuvaas and Buch (2017) regarding perceiving goals
as invariable (PGI). Firstly, we investigate two new potential antecedents to PGI;
leader mindset and leader self- and other interest, and further, the mediating role
of leader-member exchanges in the relationship between leader characteristics and
follower PGI. Secondly, we investigate whether PGI reduces followers’ ability to
take charge in the workplace. By employing a cross-sectional design, we have
gathered data from leaders and employees in different departments within a big
Nordic Bank.
In study 1, we found that LMX mediated the relationship between leader otherinterest
and follower PGI, such that a high quality of LMX (SLMX) was
negatively associated with PGI, and contrary, that a low quality of LMX (ELMX)
was positively associated with PGI. In study 2, we found no support for the
relationship between PGI and taking charge. Finally, limitations, directions for
future research and practical implications are discussed. | nb_NO |
