Start with why: The transfer of work meaningfulness from leaders to followers and the role of dyadic tenure

Leaders are expected to enhance the work meaningfulness of followers, but little insight exists on role leaders’ own experience in that process. We propose a leader-follower transfer model through visionary leadership, grounded self-concept-based theory, which dyadic tenure shapes effects leadership followers. Moreover, we suggest can followers’ goal achievement and reduce turnover intentions. tested confirmed our moderated-mediation two independent, multi-source, multilevel field data sets 79 mid-level leaders 871 employees Study 1 68 CEOs 596 2. also empirically ruled out series alternative mechanisms, including transformational transactional leader-member exchange, all sub-dimensions leadership. This research contributes scholarly discussions offers novel insights for practitioners their organizations.