DOI

10.1108/JMP-12-2014-0369

Abstract

Purpose: We disentangle the relationship between the request of idiosyncratic deals (i-deals) and the receipt of such deals, and investigate the moderating roles of human capital (gender and industry experience) and social capital (LMX) in this relationship. Attitudinal outcomes of i-deals receipt are also examined.

Design: Data were collected from 244 alumni of a Midwestern public university.

Findings: The positive relationship between i-deals request and receipt was stronger at higher than at lower levels of LMX. Receiving i-deals was related positively to job satisfaction and affective commitment, and negatively to turnover intention.

Research implications: We provide a nuanced perspective of i-deals by separating employees’ request from their receipt of i-deals, and identifying contingent factors that determine whether i-deal requests are successful.

Practical implications: For employees, cultivating a strong relationship with one’s supervisor can yield benefits that extend to i-deals negotiation. Providing i-deals to deserving workers can boost employees’ work attitudes.

Originality/value: Previous studies have operationalized the i-deals construct as requesting and receiving the deal, thereby excluding the possibility that employees may have requested but did not receive the i-deal. This is one of the first studies to disentangle these two concepts, thereby providing a more balanced and representative view of i-deal-making in organizations.

Document Type

Post-print Article

Publication Date

2016

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited

The definitive version is available at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JMP-12-2014-0369

DOI: 10.1108/JMP-12-2014-0369

Full Citation:

Ho, Violet T., and Amanuel G. Tekleab. "A Model of Idiosyncratic Deal-Making and Attitudinal Outcomes." Journal of Managerial Psychology 31, no. 3 (2016): 642-656. doi:10.1108/JMP-12-2014-0369.

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