Relational demography in supervisor- subordinate dyads: Impact on subordinate job satisfaction, burnout, and perceived procedural justice

Summary Although research has shown that demographic dissimilarity within groups is negatively associated with organizational attachment-orientated variables, few studies have investigated its relations with other job-related variables. Focusing on relational demographics within the context of superior-subordinate dyads, associations between relational demographic characteristics and subordinate job attitudes and perceptions were examined using polynomial regression. Relational race was found to correlate with perceptions of procedural justice and job satisfaction, but not job burnout. The implications of these findings for future relational demographic research are discussed. ? 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. J. Organiz. Behav. 18: 351-362 (1997)

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