
254 ◾ Arash Shahin and Reza Salehzadeh
If employee conscientious is medium (2), the duration of knowing the leader
and employee is long (3), and the beliefs of employee and leader are similar (1),
then the employee will be placed in the in-group (1). is rule is approved by 14
managers.
If employee conscientious is high (3), employee expertise is high (3), and beliefs
of the leader and employee are similar (1), then the employee will be placed in the
in-group (1). is rule is approved by 30 managers. Now, if employee conscientious
is high (3), employee expertise is high (3), and the beliefs of the leader and employee
are dissimilar (2), then if ...