Abstract
Objective: The aim of this paper is to examine the role of female leadership on folowers’ happiness at work. In addition, it is explored the mediating role of the leader-member exchange (LMX). Method: Survey method was used, examining quantitative data at the individual level through structural equation models. A sample of 292 non-managers in the Spanish hotel sector was used, examining their individual perception of the variables in the research model. Results: Results reveal that female leadership exerts a direct positive effect on followers’ happiness at work, which is also fostered by means of the leader-member exchange. Conclusions: From a theoretical perspective, this research provides a fundamental advance for the Job Demands-Resources Mode, as well as Affective Events Theory: leader female competencies might act as a job resource that results in positive attitudes, which under the Mutual Gains Model would improve followers’ productivity. From a practical perspective, improving leader-follower relationship and quality of life at work from the female leadership allows to know that female demonstrated competencies should be fostered in male managers.
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