Abstract
Existing studies mainly explore the influence of organizational environment on supervisors’ treatment of their subordinates. However, few have examined the relationship between supervisors’ early family environment and their treatment of their subordinates. Employing attachment theory, in this study, we explore how supervisors’ early family environment affects their subordinates’ work outcomes. With 334 matched supervisor-subordinate pairs from a large manufacturing company, we find that supervisors’ harmonious family environment has a positive influence on subordinates’ outcomes through the mediating effect of supervisors’ positive working models of others and caregiving behavior. If supervisors have a conflicting family environment, by contrast, it has a negative influence on subordinates’ outcomes through the mediating effect of supervisors’ negative working models of others and aggressive behavior. In addition, supervisors’ family commitment strengthens the effect of supervisors’ early family environment on their internal working models. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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