title: Relationship between bases of power and job stresses: role of mentoring.
abstract: Building upon the social exchange theory, this paper hypothesized the direct effect of bases of power on job stress with mentoring as moderator. Power bases and job stresses were conceptualized as 7- and 3- dimensional constructs, respectively. One hundred and ninety-five Malaysian managers and executives working in large-scale multinational companies participated in this study. The results have indicated that bases of power as possessed by supervisors have strong effect on employees' job stress and mentoring was found to have moderated the relationship between power bases and job stress. Implications of the findings, potential limitations of the study, and directions for future research were discussed further.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
authors.forename: May-Chiun
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.affiliation: School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Georgetown Pulau, Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Ramayah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thurasamy
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Wei Tak
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Liew
keywords: Job stresses; Malaysia; Mentoring; Power bases