상사의 코칭 리더십이 중소기업 신입사원의 적응성과에 미치는 영향: 피드백 추구 행동의 매개효과와 성장 욕구의 조절효과 = The Impact of Supervisors’ Coaching Leadership on the Adaptation Performance of New Employees in SMEs: The Mediating Role of Feedback-Seeking Behavior and the Moderating Role of Growth Need

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose: New employees in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often face significant challenges
during their initial adaptation to the organization, including job stress, low job satisfaction, and high turnover
rates. To address these issues, it is important to analyze the impact of supervisors' coaching leadership on
the adaptability of new employees. However, there is a lack of research on the specific mechanisms through
which supervisors' coaching leadership influences employee adaptability.
This study investigates how supervisors' coaching leadership affects the adaptability of new employees, with
a particular focus on the roles of feedback-seeking behavior and growth need in this process. The aim is
to contribute to a better understanding of the leadership strategies and organizational environments necessary
to support successful adaptation in new employees.
Methods: For this study, data were collected through a survey conducted among employees working in SMEs
in South Korea, resulting in 562 valid responses. Hypotheses were developed based on theories and previous
studies related to coaching leadership, adaptability, feedback-seeking behavior, and growth need.
Confirmatory factor analysis was used to verify the reliability and validity of the constructs. Hypotheses were tested using regression analysis with SPSS 26, examining mediation and moderation effects, with Process
Macro Model 7 employed to assess moderated mediation effects.
Results: As s result of the analysis, First, supervisors' coaching leadership was found to have a positive
impact on the adaptability of new employees. Second, feedback-seeking behavior partially mediated the relationship
between coaching leadership and adaptability. Third, growth need moderated the relationship between
coaching leadership and feedback-seeking behavior. Finally, it was confirmed that when growth need is high,
the indirect effect of coaching leadership on adaptability, mediated by feedback-seeking behavior, is
strengthened.
Conclusion: It reveals that feedback-seeking behavior serves as a mediating variable that amplifies the effectiveness
of coaching leadership, underscoring the importance of fostering an organizational culture that encourages
such behavior. Furthermore, the findings suggest that providing tailored coaching and feedback
to new employees with high growth needs can effectively support adaptive performance. Finally, the study
underscores the necessity for organizations to develop customized leadership strategies that consider the
individual characteristics and needs of new employees to enhance the efficiency of talent management.