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Han Y, Sears GJ. Does leader-member exchange ambivalence hinder employee well-being? Exploring relations with work engagement and emotional exhaustion. Stress Health 2024; 40:e3334. [PMID: 37942664 DOI: 10.1002/smi.3334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Recent research has introduced the concept of leader-member exchange (LMX) ambivalence and has shown that it can be detrimental to employee task performance. Drawing on self-determination theory and models of LMX development, this research investigates whether LMX ambivalence may also negatively influence employee well-being. In a two-wave field study with 278 employees in a large police organisation, we found that LMX ambivalence was significantly associated with two focal measures of work-related well-being: work engagement and emotional exhaustion, through its influence on psychological need fulfilment. Perceived positive meaning in work was found to buffer the negative effects of LMX ambivalence on psychological need fulfilment and well-being. Overall, these results contribute to the occupational health literature by demonstrating that psychological need fulfilment helps explain why LMX ambivalence negatively affects work related well-being outcomes and underscores the important role of positive meaning in work as a buffer for these relationships.
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- Yu Han
- Faculty of Business Administration, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Katz-Navon T, Delegach M, Haim E. Contagious charisma: the flow of charisma from leader to followers and the role of followers' self-monitoring. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1239974. [PMID: 38022951 PMCID: PMC10656777 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1239974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Charisma, the captivating attribute that endows an individual with the power to inspire and influence others, is frequently associated with possessing an attractive personality, effective communication skills, and the capacity to draw people in and lead them. The concept of the trickle-down effect in leadership theory suggests that the characteristics of a leader's style including perceptions, emotions, attitudes, and behaviors, have the potential to be "contagious" and spread to their followers. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether and when a leader's charisma may be transferred to followers, as charisma is predominantly a trait associated with the leader. Integrating insights from the social learning, emotional contagion, and self-concept theories, we propose that charisma can cascade downward from the leader to followers and that this effect is contingent on the individual follower's level of self-monitoring. Measuring a sample of 127 followers and 15 leaders in a large organization at two time points, we found that throughout time the leader's charisma indeed cascaded down to followers, i.e., followers of a charismatic leader were perceived as more charismatic throughout time. However, this effect was prominent only for low-monitoring followers. Novel insights into the flow-down effect of charisma, avenues for future research, and practical implications are discussed.
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- Tal Katz-Navon
- Arison School of Business, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel
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- Arison School of Business, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel
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Wang R, Kim SJ, Kwon I. The Profiles and Antecedents of Supervisor-Directed Emotional Labor Strategies: The Role of Self-Identity and LMX Orientations in Emotional Labor Strategy. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:865. [PMID: 37887515 PMCID: PMC10604331 DOI: 10.3390/bs13100865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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This study has two purposes. The first is to determine whether subordinates employ alternative combinations of emotion regulation strategies toward their supervisors beyond merely using surface and deep labor from the person-centered perspective. The second purpose is to understand why such acts of emotion regulation occur in interactions between employers and employees in the typical workplace. Utilizing latent profile analysis on data from 232 office employees in Beijing, China, collected using a two-stage sampling technique, four distinct supervisor-directed emotional labor profiles (i.e., deep actors, non-actors, moderators, and regulators) are identified. We find that these profiles are differentiated by several factors (i.e., individual identity, relational identity, and LMX orientations). Moreover, our findings suggest that employees exhibiting high levels of relational identity are more predisposed to act as deep actors, whereas individuals with high levels of individual identity are prone to being regulators as opposed to becoming deep actors, non-actors, or moderators. In addition, our results also suggest that LMX orientations have moderating effects on the relationships between self-identities and supervisor-directed emotional labor strategies. Overall, the results of this study expand the potential dimensionality of supervisor-directed emotion regulation strategies (e.g., regulating and non-acting) and bridge a gap in our understanding of the factors impacting supervisor-directed emotional labor.
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- Ranran Wang
- Department of Business Administration, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Business Administration, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Business Administration, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea;
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Van Quaquebeke N, Gerpott FH. Tell-and-sell or ask-and-listen: A self-concept perspective on why it needs leadership communication flexibility to engage subordinates at work. Curr Opin Psychol 2023; 53:101666. [PMID: 37597428 DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
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Beneath the verbosity of modern leadership theories, there is a simple truth: leading people is essentially about communication. The respective communicative philosophies underlying leadership theories can be broadly separated into two camps: one arguing that leaders should tell-and-sell and one urging leaders to ask-and-listen. In the present essay, we first define the two communication approaches. Second, we outline how both approaches manage to engage subordinates but in different ways. Third, we review the appropriateness of each of these communication approaches under different circumstances, outlining why communicative flexibility is needed. Lastly, despite the advantages, we discuss that leaders will struggle to adopt communicative flexibility due to widespread simplistic leadership schemas-in research and practice.
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- Niels Van Quaquebeke
- KLU - Kühne Logistics University, Großer Grasbrook 17, 20457 Hamburg, Germany; University of Exeter, Business School, Rennes Dr, Exeter EX4 4PU, United Kingdom.
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- WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Erkrather Straße 224a, 40233 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Hesmert L, Vogel R. Espoused implicit leadership and followership theories and emergent workplace relations: a factorial survey. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1123303. [PMID: 37235094 PMCID: PMC10206136 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1123303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Previous research on implicit leadership and followership theories (ILTs/IFTs) and interpersonal congruence thereof has primarily focused on preexisting, vertical leader-follower dyads. This study explores interpersonal congruence of ILTs/IFTs at earliest stages of emergent workplace relations in which formal leader and follower roles are not preassigned. We suggest that ILTs/IFTs, when espoused to others, have sorting effects in the social marketplace of organizations toward adaptive workplace relations. We introduce the notion of espoused ILTs/IFTs (i.e., assumptions about leaders and followers that someone claims to have and articulates to others) and examine how congruence of self- and other-espoused ILTs/IFTs facilitates the initiation and emergence of lateral workplace relations in a 'New Work' design (i.e., job sharing). Results of an experimental study show that interpersonal congruence in espoused ILTs/IFTs drives attraction to a job sharing partner consistently across different types (ILTs vs. IFTs) and valences (prototypes vs. antiprototypes). While ILTs and IFTs have a similarly strong attraction effect when shared by self and other, the effect of prototype congruence is significantly larger than the effect of antiprototype congruence. The findings encourage leadership scholars to study ILTs/IFTs in a broader range of expression than hitherto and make practitioners aware of similarity biases in the formation of flexible work arrangements.
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van Knippenberg D. Developing the social identity theory of leadership: Leader agency in leader group prototypicality. SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY COMPASS 2023. [DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Adeel A, Kee DMH, Mubashir AS, Samad S, Daghriri YQ. Leaders' ambition and followers' cheating behavior: The role of performance pressure and leader identification. Front Psychol 2023; 14:982328. [PMID: 36777215 PMCID: PMC9909286 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.982328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Purpose We seek to understand why and how leaders' actions that are positive from organizational perspectives, drive to engage employees in cheating behaviors. Design/methodology/approach The proposed mediated moderation model was tested in two separate studies, study 1 and study 2, with data collected from police officers and employees of Islamic banking respectively, and then analyzed with Mplus for random coefficient models for direct effects, indirect effects, and for mediated moderation. Findings It was found that leaders' ambitions may enhance performance pressure on the subordinates, which in turn promotes their cheating behavior. Overall, we found that the traditional view of ambition theory only emphasizes good mechanisms such as motivation. However, to integrate with a social identity perspective, ambition would also cause pressure and pressure rather than motivation. Additionally, leaders' ambitions are more strongly and positively related to the performance pressure and cheating behaviors of employees when subordinates also have high leader identification. The findings of this research suggested that leaders' positive workplace behavior could also spawn subordinates' unethical behaviors. Practical implications Through this research, we can help policymakers understand that leaders' positive desire in general and ambition, in particular, may not be necessarily associated with subordinates' positive behaviors. Our results revealed that internalized with performance pressure, the leaders' ambition is associated with subordinates' cheating behavior. The findings of this research will help policymakers understand what might be promoting unethical behavior of employees. The cheating behavior of employees is not a singular level phenomenon of subordinates, it could also be triggered by contextual factors. Therefore, in developing policies for reducing the chance of cheating at work, the policymakers should also focus on the contextual factors that might be promoting cheating. Originality/value Ambitious leaders tend to demonstrate high performance, also, performance pressure literature focuses efforts of the employees toward high performance. The dark side of these lines of researches is still underexplored. We shifted the conventional focus of understanding to the positive side of ambition and performance pressure by explaining the potential cost in the form of employees' enhanced cheating behavior. The interplay between the relationship between leaders' ambition and subordinates' perception of leader identification also enhanced our understating about the boundary condition of the relationship between leaders' ambition, performance pressure, and cheating behavior of subordinates.
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- Ahmad Adeel
- School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia,Department of Business Education, The University of Chenab, Gujrat, Pakistan,*Correspondence: Ahmad Adeel,
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- Department of Management Science, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Business Administration, College of Business and Administration, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Hou C, Cheng K, He J, Hu P, Lin Y. Can leader self-sacrificial behavior inhibit unethical pro-family behavior? A personal identification perspective. Front Psychol 2023; 13:1078122. [PMID: 36710790 PMCID: PMC9878853 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1078122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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As a kind of deviant and unethical behavior in the workplace, unethical pro-family behavior (UPFB) has recently received increased attention. Yet, the question of how to reduce UPFB remains less well understood. From the personal identification perspective, we hypothesize that leader self-sacrificial behavior (LSSB) inhibits employees' UPFB through the mediation of identification with the leader. We further argue that employees' perceived insider status enhances this hypothesized relationship. Our analysis of two-wave data collected from 236 Chinese employees indicated that identification with the leader partially mediated the negative relationship between LSSB and UPFB. Moreover, the effect of LSSB on identification with the leader and the aforementioned mediating relationship were stronger for employees who perceived themselves as insiders than outsiders. These findings provide theoretical implications for research on UPFB and LSSB and offer some suggestions that managers can follow to inhibit UPFB. Limitations and future research directions are also discussed.
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- Changchang Hou
- School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China,*Correspondence: Ken Cheng,
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- School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Management, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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Boss, look at me: how and when supervisor’s phubbing behavior affects employees’ supervisor identification. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-04120-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Shan G, Wang W, Wang S, Zhang Y, Guo S, Li Y. Authoritarian leadership and nurse presenteeism: the role of workload and leader identification. BMC Nurs 2022; 21:337. [PMID: 36461043 PMCID: PMC9717413 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-022-01119-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nurses' health in the workplace is crucial for ensuring the quality of healthcare. However, presenteeism, the behavior of working in a state of ill health, is widespread in the nursing industry. Considering that the origin of authoritarian leadership and the prevalence of presenteeism are inseparable from Chinese workplace culture, this study aimed to explore the impact and mechanism of authoritarian leadership on presenteeism. METHODS A total of 528 nurses were recruited from four grade III level A hospitals in the present survey, which was distributed across 98 nursing teams. Participants were required to complete self-report measures on authoritarian leadership, presenteeism, workload, and leader identification. Description, correlation, and multilevel linear regressions were applied for data analysis. RESULTS The present study found that presenteeism was significantly related to participants' demographic characteristics, such as marital status, educational level, technological title, and general health. There was a positive relationship between authoritarian leadership and presenteeism, and workload acted as a mediator in authoritarian leadership and presenteeism. Furthermore, leader identification moderated the relationship between authoritarian leadership and workload. When nurses were under high leader identification, the positive impact of authoritarian leadership on workload was reinforced. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed the potential antecedents and mechanisms of nurse presenteeism from the perspective of workplace culture. Results indicated that the excessive authoritarianism of leaders and the heavy workload faced by nurses may be the significant triggers for nurses' presenteeism. The role of leader identification is not always protective, which may heighten the relationship between dark leadership and its outcomes. These observations contribute to enriching research on presenteeism and authoritarian leadership, and provide valuable insights for cultivating healthy working behaviors.
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- Geyan Shan
- grid.256922.80000 0000 9139 560XBusiness School, Henan University, Kaifeng, China ,grid.256922.80000 0000 9139 560XInstitute of Psychology and Behavior, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- grid.256922.80000 0000 9139 560XInstitute of Psychology and Behavior, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- grid.256922.80000 0000 9139 560XInstitute of Psychology and Behavior, Henan University, Kaifeng, China ,grid.414011.10000 0004 1808 090XDepartment of Outpatient, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- grid.256922.80000 0000 9139 560XBusiness School, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- grid.256922.80000 0000 9139 560XInstitute of International Education, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, China
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- grid.256922.80000 0000 9139 560XInstitute of Psychology and Behavior, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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Higgs M, Rowland D. Is change all in the mind? A study of leader mindfulness, leader behaviors in implementing change. JOURNAL OF GENERAL MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/03063070221107130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Organizations are facing an ever-growing need to implement continuous transformational change. This has led to an increase in interest in change leadership. However, this has not been supported by empirical research and the need for it has been widely recognized. In parallel, and related to, these developments there have been a significant growth in interest in the concept of mindfulness and in particular in its relationship to leadership. However, whist there is a lot of evidence of its value in clinical contexts, there is limited organizationally based evidence and a paucity of studies that explore mindfulness and leadership. In spite of this, there is an increasing interest in mindful leadership amongst practitioners and a growth in related development programs on offer. This paper reports a study that explored the nature of leader mindfulness and change leadership behaviors in the context of implementing organizational change. It was based on interviews with 63 leaders from 56 organizations. Analyses of the data showed clear relationships between leaders’ facilitating and engaging behaviors and leader mindfulness in the context of change.
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- Malcolm Higgs
- Department of Organisation Behaviour and HRM, Hull University Business School, Hull, UK
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Servant leadership and negative feedback-seeking behavior: integrating three theoretical perspectives. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03883-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hernandez Bark AS, Monzani L, van Dick R. I am one of you! Team prototypicality as a facilitator for female leaders. Front Psychol 2022; 13:859577. [PMID: 36337497 PMCID: PMC9632852 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.859577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the present study, we complement role congruity theory with insights from the Social Identity Model of Leadership. We propose that especially female leaders benefit from team prototypicality, i.e., being representative of the group they are leading. We assume that team prototypicality shifts the comparative frame away from higher-order categories like gender and leader roles to more concrete team-related properties and thereby reduces disadvantages for female leader that stem from the incongruity between the leader role and the female gender role stereotypes. Further, this effect should affect both (female) leaders themselves and their perception by their followers. Building on previous research, we predict, first, lower authentic leadership behavior for female than male leaders. Second, that team prototypicality positively relates to authentic leadership and trust in leader. Third, that team prototypicality has stronger relations to authentic leadership and trust in leader for female compared to male leaders. We tested assumptions in a randomized online experiment (Study 1, N = 315) and a cross-sectional survey study (Study 2, N = 300). We did not find consistent support for the assumed gender differences in authentic leadership. But our results (both in manifest and in latent analyses) show that team prototypicality—both self-perceived (Study 1) and as perceived by employees (Study 2)—is related to more authentic leadership and more trust in leader (Study 2) and that these relations are stronger for female than for male leaders. Furthermore, we tested in Study 2 an extended model including follower’s job satisfaction as the final follower outcome affected via team prototypicality, leader gender, authentic leadership, and trust in leader. Thereby, we found that team prototypicality has direct and indirect effects on job satisfaction as carried through authentic leadership and trust in leader, respectively. Together, the results of both studies support our assumptions and show that female leaders can reduce role incongruity barriers through high team prototypicality. Implications for future research and practical implications of these results for gender equality are discussed.
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- Alina S. Hernandez Bark
- Department of Social Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
- *Correspondence: Alina S. Hernandez Bark,
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- Organizational Behavior, Ivey Business School at Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Social Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Leaders' cultural gap bridging behaviors and subordinates' work engagement in multinational teams. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2021.100916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Turgeman-Lupo K, Hilo-Merkovich R, Biron M. A Social Information Processing Perspective on the Influence of Supervisors and Followers on Women’s and Men's Adaptability to Change. JOURNAL OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/14697017.2022.2117231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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- Keren Turgeman-Lupo
- Society and Behavior Program, Ramat Gan Academic College, Israel and Center for the Study of Organizations and Human Resource Management, University of Haifa, Israel
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- Federmann School of Government and Public Policy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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- School of Business Administration, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Riggs RE, Yoshimura K. The Influence of Group Identification with Student Subgroups on Perceptions of Bystander Intervention to Prevent Sexual Assault. Violence Against Women 2022; 29:1144-1167. [PMID: 35818982 DOI: 10.1177/10778012221104842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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College students can use bystander intervention tactics to prevent sexual assault within their communities. One's group memberships and group identification-conceptualized within social identity theory-could influence attitudes and behaviors related to bystander intervention. College students (n = 1,170) participated in an online survey measuring group membership with student subgroups, identification, and bystander intervention perceptions. Subgroups in this study included fraternities/sororities, student organizations, National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes, club/intramural sports, and spiritual/faith-based organizations. For various student subgroups, group identification was significantly correlated with individuals' perceived willingness and likelihood to engage in bystander intervention and their perceptions about the helpfulness of bystander intervention tactics.
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- Rachel E Riggs
- College of Media and Communication, 6177Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- College of Media and Communication, 6177Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Liu M, Zhang P, Zhu Y, Li Y. How and When Does Visionary Leadership Promote Followers’ Taking Charge? The Roles of Inclusion of Leader in Self and Future Orientation. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2022; 15:1917-1929. [PMID: 35928253 PMCID: PMC9343966 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s366939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Mingwei Liu
- School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Yang Li, Email
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Cai D, Wang H, Yao L, Li M, Men C. A relational identification perspective on why and when servant leadership foster employees' extra-role customer service. LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/lodj-10-2021-0450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeCustomer service is crucial for organizations' survival and competitiveness in the hospitality industry. The purpose of this study is to examine how and when servant leadership affects extra-role customer service.Design/methodology/approachThe hypotheses were tested with a sample of 302 employees from a passenger transport company in China.FindingsResults demonstrate that servant leadership was positively related to extra-role customer service and that this relation was mediated by relational identification. In addition, the mediating effect of relational identification in the relation between servant leadership and extra-role customer service was contingent on prosocial motivation.Originality/valueThe study is the first to explore the relation between servant leadership and extra-role customer service from the perspective of relational identification and the moderating role of prosocial motivation.
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Fahlevi M, Aljuaid M, Saniuk S. Leadership Style and Hospital Performance: Empirical Evidence From Indonesia. Front Psychol 2022; 13:911640. [PMID: 35719462 PMCID: PMC9204628 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.911640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic created new conditions for the functioning of all organizations. Suddenly, there was a problem with the lack of appropriate leadership styles models in health care organizations (hospitals), which are particularly vulnerable to disruptions in a pandemic. Hospitals, in particular, have become exposed to organizational and managerial problems. The article aims to propose an appropriate leadership style model that will guarantee a high level of hospital efficiency, taking into account a pandemic situation in the example of private hospitals in Indonesia. Organizational identification is promoted as a mediating variable due to the high level of this variable in explaining hospital performance in Indonesia based on preliminary studies. During research used a structural equation model using 394 samples at the unit leadership level in private hospitals in Indonesia. The results of this study explain that there is an impact between innovative leadership and strategic leadership styles on hospital performance. Private hospitals in Indonesia need to improve themselves to use the most appropriate leadership style model based on the needs of the hospital itself.
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- Mochammad Fahlevi
- Management Department, BINUS Online Learning, Bina Nusantara University, West Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Health Administration, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Engineering Management and Logistic Systems, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
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The Effect of Self-Sacrifice Leadership on Social Capital and Job Performance in Hotels. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14095509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-sacrifice leadership and social capital or job performance in the hotel industry. Four hypotheses have been proposed to accomplish this. First, self-sacrifice leadership positively affects social capital. Second, social capital has a positive impact on job performance. Third, self-sacrifice leadership has a positive effect on job performance. Fourth, self-sacrifice leadership positively affects job performance through the mediation of social capital. Further, eligible respondents (n = 371; 282 male and 89 female) were recruited from hotels with a three-star or above rating in metropolitan areas and then evaluated for the online survey method. Results showed that self-sacrifice leadership had significant positive effects on social capital and job performance. Moreover, social capital significantly improved job performance and mediated the interaction between self-sacrifice and job performance. Therefore, building social capital for employees is critical, which implies that hotels require education and training to promote self-sacrificing leadership. In particular, self-sacrificing leadership has a decisive influence on employees’ job performance; thus, a system that improves the working environment must be established.
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Liu L, Wan Z, Lin Y, Wang X. The Influence of Self-Serving Leadership on Deviant Behaviors in the Workplace: A Moderated Mediation Model. Front Psychol 2022; 13:825154. [PMID: 35478765 PMCID: PMC9037284 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.825154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Self-serving leadership is a typical example of destructive leadership that has negative effects on its subordinates and organization. According to social identity theory, we propose a theoretical model that self-serving leadership induces employee interpersonal deviance and organizational deviance through organization identification, and we explore the moderating role of moral identity in this relationship. Based on survey data collected from 377 questionnaires by using a three-wave time lagged design, structural equation modeling results showed that (1) there was a significant positive correlation between self-serving leadership and employees’ deviant behavior, (2) organizational identification partially mediates the relationship between self-serving leadership and employees’ deviant behavior, and (3) employees’ moral identity negatively moderates the relationship between self-serving leadership and employees’ organizational identification. The findings further extend the research on the influence of self-serving leadership on employee workplace deviance. They also reveal the mechanisms and boundary conditions of the effect of self-serving leadership on employee workplace deviance.
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- Liangcan Liu
- School of Business Administration, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang, China
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- School of Business Administration, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang, China
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- School of Business Administration, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang, China
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- Personnel Division, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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Wang L, Guo Q. How Narcissistic Leaders Impact on Subordinate's Followership During the COVID-19? The Moderating Role of Organizational Identification. Front Psychol 2022; 13:858779. [PMID: 35369230 PMCID: PMC8965281 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.858779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to social and economic problems and pose a threat to most of enterprise. Faced with crisis and challenge, effective leaders and devoted employees are important factors for enterprises to overcome difficulties. We propose a moderated mediation model wherein narcissistic leader predicts subordinate’s followership through leader self-interest behavior perceived by subordinates, with organizational identification of leader acting as the contextual condition. Two-wave data collected from 303 employees in the manufacturing and technology industry in China supported our hypothesized model. We found that narcissistic leader has negative impact on subordinates’ followership due to their perception of leader’s self-interest behavior. Further, organizational identification of leader plays a moderate role in the relationship between narcissistic leader and subordinates’ followership. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. We also offer several promising directions for future research.
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- Lin Wang
- School of Economics & Management, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- Hubei University of Economics, Wuhan, China
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Linking leader humility with follower performance: A perspective of multi-foci relational identification. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-02966-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The influence of organizational identification on the curvilinear relationship between leader humility and follower unethical pro-organizational behavior. JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION 2022. [DOI: 10.1017/jmo.2022.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This study utilized social exchange and social learning perspectives to develop a theoretical model about how leader humility predicts follower unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB). Using two-wave data obtained from 203 full-time employees nested within 46 work teams in eastern China, regression analyses revealed a nonmonotonic association between leader humility and follower UPB, such that follower UPB was most at intermediate levels of leader humility. Moreover, the strength of this curvilinear relationship was found to be moderated by the followers' organizational identification, such that the inverted U-curve relationship between leader humility and follower UPB will be stronger for followers with high organizational identification than for those with low organizational identification. Implications in theory and practice, along with limitations of our findings, were discussed.
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Afshan G, Serrano-Archimi C, Akram Z. My LMX standing with my leader as compared to my coworkers: conditional indirect effect of LMX social comparison. LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/lodj-08-2020-0371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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PurposeThe paper examines the effect of relative leader-member exchange (LMX) on follower's in-role performance, citizenship behaviour and cynicism via relational identification. Moreover, LMXSC (LMXSC) moderates the direct and mediating relationship.Design/methodology/approachBased on multi-level (individual and group level) model, dyadic data were collected from 298 employees working under 47 group managers in the banking sector in Pakistan.FindingsThe multi-level moderated mediation model tested in Mplus and HLM software showed the full support for direct, mediating and moderating hypothesized relationships; however, the moderated mediation hypothesis was partially supported. It reveals that relative LMX standing of followers predicted in-role performance, organizational citizenship behaviour at an individual level (OCB-individual) and cynicism. Relational identification with the leader mediated the relationship. Moreover, at high LMXSC, the relationship between relative LMX and relational identification and consequently the outcomes were stronger.Originality/valueLMX has widely been studied at dyadic level, despite the suggested high and low LMX quality relationships that exist in a workgroup. This study not only investigates the role of relative LMX on employee performance through relational identification but also reports that subjective evaluation of LMXSC plays a major role in promoting employee performance.
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Sparr JL, van Knippenberg D, Kearney E. Paradoxical leadership as sensegiving: stimulating change-readiness and change-oriented performance. LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/lodj-04-2021-0161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeParadoxical leadership (PL) is an emerging perspective to understand how leaders help followers deal with paradoxical demands. Recently, the positive relationship between PL and follower performance was established. This paper builds on and extends this research by interpreting PL as sensegiving and developing theory about mediation in the relationship between PL and adaptive and proactive performance.Design/methodology/approachThe paper develops a new measure for PL as sensegiving and provides a test of the mediation model with data from two different sources and two measurement times in a German company.FindingsMultilevel mediation analysis (N = 154) supports the mediation model.Originality/valueThe paper presents sensegiving about paradox as a core element of PL, which informs the choice of change-readiness as mediator. This study also develops and validates a scale to measure PL in future research.
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Wang H, Liu G, Wang M, Dong Y. Leader Narcissism and Employee Organizational Citizenship Behavior Directed Toward the Leader: Roles of Perceived Insider Status and Need for Self-Esteem. Front Psychol 2021; 12:747330. [PMID: 34867630 PMCID: PMC8634100 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.747330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Based on self-concept theory, the present study proposed and empirically tested the impact of leader narcissism on employee organizational citizenship behavior directed toward the leader (OCB-L), highlighting the mediating role of perceived insider status and the moderating role of need for self-esteem in this relationship. Based on an analysis of 161 two-stage matched leader-employee dyads, the hypotheses were tested and the results showed that the leader narcissism had a negative direct effect on employee OCB-L, as well as a negative indirect effect on employee OCB-L via perceived insider status. Furthermore, the need for self-esteem was found to moderate the negative effect of leader narcissism on perceived insider status as well as the mediating effect of perceived insider status between leader narcissism and employee OCB-L. The theoretical and practical implications of our research were discussed. Limitations and directions for future research were also offered.
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- Huaqiang Wang
- School of Economics and Management, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of International Education, Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan, China
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Yue CA. Navigating change in the era of COVID-19: The role of top leaders' charismatic rhetoric and employees' organizational identification. PUBLIC RELATIONS REVIEW 2021; 47:102118. [PMID: 34566245 PMCID: PMC8455245 DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2021.102118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had tremendous and swift effects on organizational change. This study examined how organizations can leverage leadership and employee resources to facilitate positive change outcomes. Drawing from the self-concept based motivational theory of charismatic leadership and substitutes for leadership theory, the current study proposed a theoretical model connecting top leaders' charismatic rhetoric, employees' affective commitment to change, and employees' turnover intention. Furthermore, the study investigated contingencies that may modify the relationship between leadership communication and followers' outcomes. Results from an online panel of 417 U.S. employees showed that top leaders' use of charismatic rhetoric during change led to followers' affective commitment to change, which decreased their turnover intention. Furthermore, employees' organizational identification moderated this relationship. When employees have low identification with their organizations, top leaders' charismatic rhetoric to address the immediate change is more needed.
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Wu WL. How Ethical Leadership Promotes Knowledge Sharing: A Social Identity Approach. Front Psychol 2021; 12:727903. [PMID: 34721188 PMCID: PMC8551452 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.727903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The aim of this study is to investigate the associations among ethical leadership, group identification, relational identification, organizational identification, and knowledge sharing. This study conducted a survey in Taiwan to collect the data. The administrative group members of schools were invited to participate in this study. The sample included 510 participants, and the hypotheses were tested by using the path analysis and bootstrapping methods in the Mplus program to examine how ethical leadership influences knowledge sharing, through various means of identification. The results of this study show that ethical leadership has both a direct and indirect effect on knowledge sharing. There are two mediating paths in the ethical leadership-knowledge sharing relationship. Firstly, group identification mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and knowledge sharing. Secondly, ethical leadership has an influence on knowledge sharing by means of increased relational and organizational identification. This is a pioneering article that explores the psychological mechanism between ethical leadership and knowledge sharing, using the social identity approach. This study has shown that the social identity theory (SIT) is a useful and promising perspective for future research studies on ethical leadership-knowledge sharing.
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- Wei-Li Wu
- Department of International Business, Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Whitney R, Collins JD. Composing leadership education by institutional type. New Dir Stud Leadersh 2021; 2021:123-131. [PMID: 34658174 DOI: 10.1002/yd.20462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This issue highlights leadership development approaches within institutional contexts that have not been well represented in leadership education research. As the first publication in the field to address racial equity through the lens of institutional type in this way, authors were given the challenging task of laying a conceptual, historical, and empirical foundation for readers in the absence of a robust body of literature. What follows is a synthesis of themes observed across each of the articles, concluding with implications for inclusive leadership research and practice.
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Vogel B, Reichard RJ, Batistič S, Černe M. A bibliometric review of the leadership development field: How we got here, where we are, and where we are headed. LEADERSHIP QUARTERLY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2020.101381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Lin T. The role of ethical leadership in fostering team initiative: Analyzing the effects of team identification and environmental dynamism. JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jts5.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Tzu‐Ting Lin
- Department of Psychology National Chengchi University Taipei City Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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Palanski ME, Thomas JS, Hammond MM, Lester GV, Clapp-Smith R. Being a Leader and Doing Leadership: The Cross-domain Impact of Family and Friends on Leader Identity and Leader Behaviors at Work. JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/15480518211005452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This research presents a cross-domain exploration of leader identity. Drawing from theory about multidomain leader development and leader identity social processes, we examine how endorsement as a leader by those internal and external to work can impact an individual's own self-internalized sense of identity as a leader at work. Specifically, we examine how the collective endorsement of one's leader identity by family and friends in addition to work colleagues (managers, peers, and direct reports) influences the individual’s own self-internalized sense of identity as a leader at work. We also examine the relationship of the individual’s self-internalized sense of identity as a leader at work to enacted transformational leadership and contingent reward behaviors as rated by colleagues in the work domain. Data from a multisource and multidomain 360° evaluation of 256 leaders by 3,255 raters in the United States and Ireland provide support for the hypothesized relationships. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
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- Michael E. Palanski
- Saunders College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
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- College of Business, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN, USA
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Moulaï K, Manning S, Guttormsen DSA. Heeding the call from the promised land: identity work of self-initiated expatriates before leaving home. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2021.1948889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Department of Strategy and Marketing, University of Sussex Business School, Falmer, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Business, Strategy and Political Sciences, USN School of Business, University of South-Eastern Norway, Drammen, Norway
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Costa S, Daher P, Neves P, Velez MJ. The interplay between ethical leadership and supervisor organizational embodiment on organizational identification and extra-role performance. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/1359432x.2021.1952988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Sandra Costa
- Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour Department , ISCTE Business School – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL), Lisbon, Portugal
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- Work, Organization and Management, University of Liverpool Management School, UK
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- Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour Department, Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
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- Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour Department, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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Psychogios A, Dimitriadis N. Brain-Adjusted Relational Leadership: A Social-Constructed Consciousness Approach to Leader-Follower Interaction. Front Psychol 2021; 12:672217. [PMID: 34326795 PMCID: PMC8313727 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.672217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Relationship-based approaches to leadership represent one of the fastest-growing leadership fields and help us to understand better organizational leadership. Relation-based approaches emphasize the relationship and interaction between the leader and the follower. The emphasis is placed on the way that they interact and influence each other at attaining mutual goals. It is known that leaders are linked to followers and vice versa in a sense of responding to other's needs toward the achievement of mutual goals. Leaders and followers are an essential part of this social process implying that they are losing their traditional identity rooted in the formal organizational structure (manager-subordinate) and become inseparable actors of a co-constructing process of leadership. What is less known though is the way that leadership actors are linked to each other and in particular how they try to understand how to do that in the workplace. What is even less understood is the importance and role of consciousness in this relationship. Especially since consciousness appears to be both a fundamental and a very elusive element in human relations. Therefore, this paper conceptually explores the concept of consciousness within the context of the social brain theory to argue that leadership actors need to rethink their approach to individuality and focus on mutually dependent relations with each other. This paper contributes to the field of Neuro-management by introducing the concept of Homo Relationalis. In this respect, we suggest that leadership is not just a socially constructed element but also a social brain constructed phenomenon that requires an understanding of the human brain as a social organ. We further recommend a new approach of applying cognitive style analysis to capture the duality of leader/follower in the same person, following the self-illusion theory. Finally, we conclude that we need to further emphasize a social brain-adjusted relational leadership approach and we introduce two new cognitive styles that can help capture the essence of it.
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- Alexandros Psychogios
- Birmingham City University, Birmingham City Business School, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Pan Z. Paradoxical leadership and organizational citizenship behaviour: the serial mediating effect of a paradoxical mindset and personal service orientation. LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/lodj-08-2020-0351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between paradoxical leadership and organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB), including the serial mediating role of a paradoxical mindset and personal service orientation, by applying social cognitive theory and planned behaviour theory.Design/methodology/approachThe hypotheses proposed in this study were empirically tested using data from 411 supervisor–subordinate paired samples from six Chinese enterprises at two time points. The bootstrap method was applied using PROCESS macro v 3.3 for SPSS 24.0 software.FindingsThe results demonstrate the following relationships: paradoxical leadership positively affects OCB; paradoxical mindset significantly mediates the relationship between paradoxical leadership and OCB; personal service orientation significantly mediates the relationship between paradoxical leadership and OCB; and paradoxical mindset and personal service orientation play serial mediating roles in the relationship between paradoxical leadership and employees' OCB.Practical implicationsThe results of this study show that managers' paradoxical leadership behaviours can effectively stimulate employees' OCB, which in turn influence employees' attitudes and behavioural intentions towards conflict.Origin/valueThis study enriches the antecedents of OCB and the consequences of paradoxical leadership. From an attitude and behaviour perspective, this study explores the internal transmission path of the impact of paradoxical leadership on employee behaviour and expands existing research on intermediary mechanisms.
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Nanyangwe CN, Wang H, Cui Z. Work and innovations: The impact of self‐identification on employee bootlegging behaviour. CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/caim.12455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- School of Business Jilin University Changchun China
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- School of Business Jilin University Changchun China
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Liu C, Wang C, Liu Y, Liu X, Ni Y. A Cross-Level Theoretical and Empirical Model of Positive Emotions, Leader Identification, and Leader–Member Exchange. JOURNAL OF PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1027/1866-5888/a000277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Abstract. Although leader–member exchange (LMX) has been widely studied, knowledge about how followers influence the LMX process remains unknown. By integrating the broaden-and-build theory (BBT) with the emotion as social information (EASI) theory, we develop a follower-centric multilevel model to investigate how followers' positive emotions have an impact on LMX via the mediating role of leader identification and the moderating role of leaders' positive emotions. We conducted a survey with 319 Chinese employees from 67 teams. The results indicated that leader identification served as a mediating factor in the relationship between followers' positive emotions and LMX. The work unit leaders' positive emotions strengthened the relationship between leader identification and LMX and moderated the mediated relationship among followers' positive emotions, leader identification, and LMX. Altogether, our findings inform new knowledge in terms of how followers may influence the development of LMX. We also help to extend the BBT and the EASI theory to the leadership context.
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- Chongrui Liu
- Department of Management, Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute, Beijing, PR China
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- School of Economics and Management, Institute of Disaster Prevention, Sanhe, PR China
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- Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Management, Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute, Beijing, PR China
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- School of Economics and Management, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing, PR China
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Larsson M, Holmberg R. Taming the Survey: Managing the Employee Survey to Create Space for Change Oriented Leadership. JOURNAL OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/14697017.2021.1941192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Magnus Larsson
- Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Liu S, Lucy Liu X, Wang H, Wang Y. Humble Leader Behavior and Its Effects on Performance at the Team and Individual Level: A Multi-Perspective Study. GROUP & ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/10596011211024429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Drawing upon social information processing theory, this study builds a multilevel model to explore the effects of humble leader behavior on performance in teams. Time-lagged and multi-source data were gathered from 298 employees across 70 work teams. Results indicated that at the individual level, humble leader behavior was positively related to individual performance via organization-based self-esteem, while at the team level, humble leader behavior was positively related to team performance via team potency. Moreover, team cognitive diversity moderated the indirect effects of humble leader behavior on individual and team performances, such that the positive indirect effects were stronger for teams with high cognitive diversity than for those with low cognitive diversity. Implications and limitations are also discussed.
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- Peking University, Beijing, China
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- University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China
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Strydom DB. Ethical leadership and performance: The effect of follower individualism-collectivism. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/14705958211013395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study seeks to understand how cultural value orientation – specifically individualism/collectivism – influence the relationship between ethical leadership and employee behaviour. Social cognitive theory was used to explain how cultural value orientations change the social learning process associated with ethical leadership. Using matched multi-source sample data from managers and subordinates of a South African multinational operating in several African countries, supplemented with objective performance data, ethical leadership was found to be positively related to both in- and out-of-role performance. However, horizontal collectivism positively moderated the relationship between ethical leadership and organizational citizenship behaviour, while horizontal individualism and vertical collectivism negatively moderated it. Leadership research and theory will benefit from a greater emphasis on follower characteristics, as differences in the cultural value orientations of employees affect the effectiveness of ethical leadership. Awareness of this difference also stands to benefit organizations.
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Wang Z, Guan C, Cui T, Cai S, Liu D. Servant Leadership, Team Reflexivity, Coworker Support Climate, and Employee Creativity: A Multilevel Perspective. JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/15480518211010769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Based on input–process–outcome model and contingency theory, we develop a research model that depicts the influence of coworker support climate on the cross-level process linkages among servant leadership, team reflexivity, and employee creativity. Using data collected from 442 participants in 92 teams, we conducted a multilevel analysis, which demonstrated that servant leadership promotes team reflexivity which, in turn, enhances employee creativity. In addition, our study suggests that the coworker support climate moderated the relationship between servant leadership and team reflexivity. Finally, servant leadership and coworker support climate jointly affect employee creativity via team reflexivity (multilevel-mediated moderation effect).
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- Zhining Wang
- School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Servant leadership, organizational identification and turnover intention: an empirical study in hospitals. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/ijoa-08-2020-2374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
This paper aims to study the relationship between servant leadership (SL), employee turnover intention (TI) and organizational identification (OI) in hospitals.
Design/methodology/approach
The study uses a quantitative approach to investigate the relationships between SL, OI and TI, using data collected from a sample of 266 front-facing employees in a private Indian hospital setup. Structural equation modeling is used to analyze the data and test the hypotheses.
Findings
The findings reveal that servant leadership has a positive relationship with organizational identification and negatively impacts turnover intentions of the front-facing employee. Further, the study also reveals, contrary to expectations, organizational identification has no significant mediating effect between servant leadership and turnover intentions.
Research limitations/implications
This research is limited to front-facing employees in hospitals and the study may be extended to other industries in the service sector. Future studies may consider other mediating and moderating variables to fully understand the mechanism of impact of servant leadership on turnover intention. Multi-level studies can also be carried out.
Practical implications
With the ever-increasing expectations for better patient care, robust leadership models have required that address front-facing employee’s well-being, enabling their attention toward patients. This paper provides the impetus for the development and adoption of servant leadership specifically within hospitals and the service sector.
Originality/value
This study is one of the few studies that empirically examines servant leadership in the health-care domain. The study also contributes to the extant literature on servant leadership by empirically examining the mediation effect of organizational identification between SL and TI. To the authors’ best of knowledge, this study may be the first of its kind, providing evidence of servant leadership’s impact on turnover intention and organizational identification in hospitals using data from the Indian context.
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Jansson D, Døving E, Elstad B. The construction of leadership practice: Making sense of leader competencies. LEADERSHIP 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/1742715021996497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The notion of leadership competencies is a much-debated issue. In this article, we propose that how the leader makes sense of his or her competencies is key to leadership practice. Specifically, we look at how leaders reconcile discrepancies between the self-perceived proficiency of various competencies and their corresponding importance. Empirically, we study leaders within the music domain – how choral conductors make sense of their competencies in the shaping of their professional practice. We investigated how choral leaders in Scandinavia ( N = 638) made sense of their competencies in the face of demands in their working situations. A mixed methodology was used, comprising a quantitative survey with qualitative comments and in-depth interviews with a selection of the respondents. The results show that when choral leaders shape their practice, they frequently face competency gaps that compel them to act or adjust their identity. The key to this sensemaking process is how they move competency elements they master to the foreground and wanting elements to the background. The concept of ‘sensemaking affordance’ is introduced to account for how various leader competency categories are negotiated to safeguard overall efficacy.
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- Dag Jansson
- Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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How Leaders’ Positive Feedback Influences Employees’ Innovative Behavior: The Mediating Role of Voice Behavior and Job Autonomy. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13041901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of a leader’s feedback behavior on the followers’ innovative behaviors, and the mediating effects of voice behavior and job autonomy in the above relationship. To test the analytical model with the hypotheses, survey data were collected from 527 Korean employees working in 35 companies from manufacturing, distribution, and service industries. A structural equation model analysis was performed to test the hypotheses. The results of our empirical analysis are as follows. First, it was found that positive feedback from the leader positively influenced the followers’ voice behaviors, job autonomies, and innovative behaviors. Second, voice behavior and job autonomy were confirmed to have a positive mediating effect between the leader’s feedback and the innovative behavior of the followers. These findings imply that a leader’s feedback behavior contributes toward enhancing the followers’ innovative behaviors in the process of organizational innovation. We suggest that organizations and managers pay attention to the benefits of feedback activities and facilitate key mechanisms that connect them to employee innovation behavior, effectively.
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Cai W, Lin-Schilstra L, Yang C, Fan X. Does participation generate creativity? A dual-mechanism of creative self-efficacy and supervisor-subordinate guanxi. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/1359432x.2020.1864329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Wenjing Cai
- School of Public Affairs, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China
- Department of Management & Organisation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China
- Wageningen University & Research, Wageninge, The Netherlands
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- School of Public Administration, Hunan University, ChangSha, P.R. China
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- School of Business, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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Aitken K, von Treuer K. Leadership behaviours that foster organisational identification during change. JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1108/jocm-01-2020-0029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeTo better understand how leadership behaviours are operationalised to foster organisational identification during change, to maximise the success of change initiatives.Design/methodology/approachUtilising the Delphi Technique, 15 Australian senior leaders and leadership subject matter experts were canvassed regarding their opinions on the role of leadership in nurturing organisational identification during change. Their perspectives on a preliminary leadership competency framework developed in an earlier research phase were also obtained.FindingsOrganisational identification was considered an important organisational construct that can yield a range of positive outcomes – including when guiding organisations (and their members) through change. However, organisational identification currently appears to be more of an academic term than a concept employed in leadership practice. Four key themes emerged regarding the leadership behaviours deemed most effective when encouraging organisational identification during change: (1) effective communication, (2) focus on relationships, (3) stewardship of the organisation and the change it is undertaking, and (4) management of self. The refined leadership competency framework consisted of 12 competencies within four competency domains: (1) Leadership and governance in organisational change, (2) Relationship management and communication skills, (3) Management of people, organisational systems and processes and (4) Personal characteristics and capabilities.Originality/valueThe study outlines a range of specific and observable leadership competencies and behaviours that can be employed to foster organisational identification during change. The findings should be of interest to organisations examining identity processes in response to business disruptions, including ensuring their members retain a sense of connection to the organisation during times of uncertainty and altered work practices.
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Silvester J, Wyatt M, Ellen BP, Ferris GR. Candidate Effects on Election Outcomes: Political Skill, Campaign Efficacy, and Intentions in a British General Election. APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW-PSYCHOLOGIE APPLIQUEE-REVUE INTERNATIONALE 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/apps.12292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Meng F, Wang Y, Xu W, Ye J, Peng L, Gao P. The Diminishing Effect of Transformational Leadership on the Relationship Between Task Characteristics, Perceived Meaningfulness, and Work Engagement. Front Psychol 2020; 11:585031. [PMID: 33324294 PMCID: PMC7723826 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.585031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The topic of employee work engagement in the public sector has attracted broad attention because it is critical to the efficiency and effectiveness of public services. Based on the Job Characteristics Model (JCM) and the Integrative Theory of Employee Engagement (ITEE), the present research adopts a multilevel design to examine a moderated mediation model in which task characteristics (i.e., task autonomy and task significance as level-1 predictors) and social context (i.e., transformational leadership as a level-2 moderator) jointly impact employee work engagement via individual perception of meaningfulness in work. A total of 349 grassroots police officers from 35 police substations were invited to anonymously complete a survey via mobile app. After performing the cross-sectional analysis, the results indicated that in contrast to task significance, the conditional effect of task autonomy on work engagement via perceived meaningfulness was more positive at a lower level of transformational leadership. Implications, limitations, and future research directions are discussed.
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- Zhejiang Police College, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Marxism, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Police College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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