MODERATING EFFECTS OF PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF TEAM LEADER ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SATISFACTION WITH THE LEADER AND MEMBERS’ LEVEL OF EXTRA EFFORT

David Notgrass
Jacob Heller
Ed Dittfurth
Tarleton State University

ABSTRACT

This study, examined the moderating effects of the level of team members’ perception of
the team leaders’ effectiveness on the relationship between the level of the team members’
satisfaction with their leaders and the members’ level of extra effort. Using data from small-fast
food forming short-duration team contexts, the results revealed that team members’ level of
perception of their team leaders’ effectiveness moderated the relationship between level of the
team members’ satisfaction with their leader and the level of team members’ level of extra effort.
In addition, the variable of team members’ satisfaction with their leaders gave good prediction of
employee extra effort at both high and low level conditions of members’ perception of team
leaders’ effectiveness.

Keywords: Leadership, satisfaction with the leader, leader effectiveness, extra effort