Supervisors as good coaches: Influences of coaching on employees’ in-role behaviors and proactive career behaviors

Jie Tsuen Huang; Hui Hsien Hsieh

doi:10.1080/09585192.2014.940993

Supervisors as good coaches: Influences of coaching on employees’ in-role behaviors and proactive career behaviors

Jie Tsuen Huang^*, Hui Hsien Hsieh

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Abstract

Coaching as an effective leadership initiative in organizations has gained increasing attention from scholars. This study investigates the effects of coaching on employees’ in-role behaviors (IRBs) and proactive career behaviors (PCBs), while also exploring the mediating role of psychological empowerment. Data were collected from a sample of 324 employee–supervisor pairs from 11 service companies in Taiwan. The results show that coaching was positively related to both IRBs and PCBs. Moreover, psychological empowerment fully mediated the coaching–IRB relationship and partially mediated the coaching–PCB relationship. Implications for managerial practices and future research are derived from these findings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	42-58
Number of pages	17
Journal	International Journal of Human Resource Management
Volume	26
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2014.940993
Publication status	Published - 2015 Jan 2
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

coach
coaching
in-role behavior
proactive career behavior
psychological empowerment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Strategy and Management
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

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