...Yu Song; Xiaoran Hu; Guangtao Yu Purpose From the learning perspective, our research aims to explore how rational evaluations influence relationship dynamics by investigating the transformation mechanism from subordinates' cognitive trust in supervisors to affective trust. Design/methodology...

... and expectancy violation theory, the authors investigate how the interaction among leaders' gender roles, leader sex and subordinates' perceived leader competence influences leader effectiveness through subordinates' affective trust. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through two-wave surveys...