COMMUNICATION STYLE AND EMOTION-RELATED ABILITIES AS DETERMINANTS OF FOLLOWERSHIP BEHAVIOR: A CAUSAL MODEL

This study aimed to know whether perceived leaders’ communication styles and emotion-related abilities determine or influence the followership behaviors of the respondents and to test and propose which model best fits to influence followership behavior. The study used a quantitative descriptive research method employing a causal-comparative design. A total of 240 non-managerial employees from the three private companies in Misamis Oriental located at PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority economic zone were the study participants. The study found that respondents perceived their leaders’ communication style was friendly. The study found that perceived emotion-related abilities among non-managerial employees were that employees tend to manage emotions in themselves and others. The perceived followership behaviors among respondents generally manifested conformist behavior in their work and decisions. The perceived leader’s communication style influenced followership behavior, and it concluded that a friendly manner is one of the best predictors that influence the followership behavior of respondents. The regression analysis reveals that the model can predict the followership behavior of respondents with the regression equation like Y’ = .899 + 1.147 X1 + 1.713 X2 where Y’ = Followership Behaviors, X1 = Leader’s Communication Style, and X2 = Emotion-related Abilities.