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題名 主管對於指派業務目標的說服方法與員工對業務目標的接受程度:實驗研究證據
Supervisors` Persuasion Tactics in Assigning Target and Subordinates` Acceptance of the Target: Experimental Evidence作者 林雀華
Lin, Chueh-Hua貢獻者 吳安妮<br>殷華祥
Wu, Anne<br>Yin, Huaxiang
林雀華
Lin, Chueh-Hua關鍵詞 說服方法
目標難易度
目標接受程度
目標設定
主管與員工關係
Persuasion Tactics
Target Difficulty
Target Acceptance
Target Setting
Supervisor–Subordinate Relationship日期 2023 上傳時間 2-Aug-2023 13:22:14 (UTC+8) 摘要 本研究採用情境式實驗設計,探討主管對於員工指派業務目標的說服方法如何影響員 工之目標接受程度。本研究預期並發現,主管的說服方法是可以提高員工的目標接受 程度。且本研究更進一步發現,相較於邊緣途徑 (Peripheral Route)的說服方法的影響, 中央途徑(Central Route)的說服方法才能有效提高員工的目標接受程度。再者,在目標難度極高的組別下,主管採用中央途徑的說服方法,使員工有較高的意願於工作上的付出及達標的企圖心。除此之外,本研究亦發現主管採用中央途徑的說服方法 下,亦可提升員工的正面情緒且同時降低負面情緒。綜上所述,本研究的實驗結果,對於目標設定的理論提出更進一步的貢獻以及對於主管與員工的關係有實務上的貢獻。
This study uses a scenario experiment to investigate how supervisors’ persuasion tactics affects subordinates’ target acceptance in the target setting process. I predict and find that employing persuasion routes in convincing target to subordinates improves subordinates’ target acceptance. Specifically, relative to no persuasion, using the central-route persuasion tactics improves subordinates’ target acceptance, whereas using the peripheral-route persuasion tactics does not improve subordinates’ target acceptance. Noteworthily, subordinates in the extremely challenging target group have higher intentions to exert their effort and to attain the target when their supervisor employs the central-route persuasion. I further find that, in comparison with no persuasion, as well as the peripheral-route persuasion, using the central-route persuasion can increase subordinates’ positive emotions and reduce their negative emotions. 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Personnel Psychology, 31(2), 305-323. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.1978.tb00449.x 描述 博士
國立政治大學
會計學系
105353503資料來源 http://thesis.lib.nccu.edu.tw/record/#G0105353503 資料類型 thesis dc.contributor.advisor 吳安妮<br>殷華祥 zh_TW dc.contributor.advisor Wu, Anne<br>Yin, Huaxiang en_US dc.contributor.author (Authors) 林雀華 zh_TW dc.contributor.author (Authors) Lin, Chueh-Hua en_US dc.creator (作者) 林雀華 zh_TW dc.creator (作者) Lin, Chueh-Hua en_US dc.date (日期) 2023 en_US dc.date.accessioned 2-Aug-2023 13:22:14 (UTC+8) - dc.date.available 2-Aug-2023 13:22:14 (UTC+8) - dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 2-Aug-2023 13:22:14 (UTC+8) - dc.identifier (Other Identifiers) G0105353503 en_US dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/146383 - dc.description (描述) 博士 zh_TW dc.description (描述) 國立政治大學 zh_TW dc.description (描述) 會計學系 zh_TW dc.description (描述) 105353503 zh_TW dc.description.abstract (摘要) 本研究採用情境式實驗設計,探討主管對於員工指派業務目標的說服方法如何影響員 工之目標接受程度。本研究預期並發現,主管的說服方法是可以提高員工的目標接受 程度。且本研究更進一步發現,相較於邊緣途徑 (Peripheral Route)的說服方法的影響, 中央途徑(Central Route)的說服方法才能有效提高員工的目標接受程度。再者,在目標難度極高的組別下,主管採用中央途徑的說服方法,使員工有較高的意願於工作上的付出及達標的企圖心。除此之外,本研究亦發現主管採用中央途徑的說服方法 下,亦可提升員工的正面情緒且同時降低負面情緒。綜上所述,本研究的實驗結果,對於目標設定的理論提出更進一步的貢獻以及對於主管與員工的關係有實務上的貢獻。 zh_TW dc.description.abstract (摘要) This study uses a scenario experiment to investigate how supervisors’ persuasion tactics affects subordinates’ target acceptance in the target setting process. I predict and find that employing persuasion routes in convincing target to subordinates improves subordinates’ target acceptance. Specifically, relative to no persuasion, using the central-route persuasion tactics improves subordinates’ target acceptance, whereas using the peripheral-route persuasion tactics does not improve subordinates’ target acceptance. Noteworthily, subordinates in the extremely challenging target group have higher intentions to exert their effort and to attain the target when their supervisor employs the central-route persuasion. I further find that, in comparison with no persuasion, as well as the peripheral-route persuasion, using the central-route persuasion can increase subordinates’ positive emotions and reduce their negative emotions. Taken together, this study contributes to target setting theory and has important practical implications for the supervisor–subordinate relationship. en_US dc.description.tableofcontents I. INTRODUCTION 11.1 Research Motivation and Purpose 11.2 Research Method and Predictions 21.3 Importance of the Research 31.4 Research Contributions and Implications 31.5 Research Framework 4II. LITERATURE REVIEW 62.1 Review of the Target Setting Literature 62.1.1 Target Difficulty in Target Setting Theory 62.1.2 The Supervisor–Subordinate Relationship and Communications inTarget Setting 72.2 Literature Review of the ELM of Persuasion Theory 82.3 Review of the Target Acceptance Literature 102.3.1 The Relationship between the Supervisors’ Persuasion and Subordinates’ Target Acceptance 102.3.2 Target Difficulty as a Moderator in the Relationship between the Supervisors’ Persuasion and Subordinates’ Target Acceptance 11III. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESES 123.1 Expectancy Theory and Target Acceptance 123.2 Hypotheses 133.2.1 Target Difficulty and Target Acceptance 133.2.2 Persuasion and Target Acceptance 143.2.3 The Conceptual Framework of Target Difficulty Moderating TargetAcceptance 143.2.4 Target Difficulty Levels and Target Persuasion Tactics 15IV. RESEARCH DESIGN 184.1 Participants 184.2 Experimental Task 184.3 Experimental Manipulations 214.3.1 Target Difficulty Manipulation 214.3.2 Persuasion Manipulation 214.4 Experimental Procedure 224.5 Test Variables 234.5.1 Dependent Variable 234.5.2 Independent Variables and Control Variable 234.5.3 Readability Control 234.6 Analysis Model 24V. RESULTS 255.1 Manipulation Checks 255.2 Descriptive Statistics 255.3 Hypothesis Tests 285.3.1 Tests of the Target Difficulty and Persuasion Effect Hypotheses 285.4 Robustness Checks 375.4.1 The Intention to Exert Effort and to Attain the Target 375.5 Additional Analysis of the Impact of the Persuasion 415.5.1 Persuasion Routes and Perceptions of the Usefulness of a Communication and the Meaningfulness of a job 415.5.2 Persuasion Routes and Perceptions about Supervisors 465.5.3 Persuasion and Emotions 51VI. CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION 576.1 Conclusions 576.2 Contributions and Limitations 58REFERENCES 60APPENDIX 66 zh_TW dc.format.extent 1380397 bytes - dc.format.mimetype application/pdf - dc.source.uri (資料來源) http://thesis.lib.nccu.edu.tw/record/#G0105353503 en_US dc.subject (關鍵詞) 說服方法 zh_TW dc.subject (關鍵詞) 目標難易度 zh_TW dc.subject (關鍵詞) 目標接受程度 zh_TW dc.subject (關鍵詞) 目標設定 zh_TW dc.subject (關鍵詞) 主管與員工關係 zh_TW dc.subject (關鍵詞) Persuasion Tactics en_US dc.subject (關鍵詞) Target Difficulty en_US dc.subject (關鍵詞) Target Acceptance en_US dc.subject (關鍵詞) Target Setting en_US dc.subject (關鍵詞) Supervisor–Subordinate Relationship en_US dc.title (題名) 主管對於指派業務目標的說服方法與員工對業務目標的接受程度:實驗研究證據 zh_TW dc.title (題名) Supervisors` Persuasion Tactics in Assigning Target and Subordinates` Acceptance of the Target: Experimental Evidence en_US dc.type (資料類型) thesis en_US dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Arnold, M. C. (2015). The effect of superiors` exogenous constraints on budget negotiations. 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