{"title":"Leader failed humor and follower advice seeking","authors":"Xiaode Ji, Shengming Liu, Hui Wang","doi":"10.1108/jmp-03-2021-0153","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Purpose Drawing on benign violation theory (BVT), this paper aimed to investigate the underlining mechanism and boundary condition of the relationship between follower perception of leader failed humor and follower advice seeking. Design/methodology/approach A three-wave survey with 256 leader-follower dyads and an online experiment with 117 participants were conducted to test the hypotheses. Findings The results showed that leader failed humor decreased follower liking toward leader and subsequently reduced follower advice seeking. Moreover, this negative relationship was exacerbated when leader and follower had infrequent interaction. Originality/value Existing research has encouraged leaders to use humor to build and maintain successful interpersonal relationships. However, the situation that a leader may fail when attempting to present humor is neglected. This study advances the concept of leader failed humor and explores its subsequent consequences.","PeriodicalId":48247,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Managerial Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Managerial Psychology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1108/jmp-03-2021-0153","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MANAGEMENT","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Purpose Drawing on benign violation theory (BVT), this paper aimed to investigate the underlining mechanism and boundary condition of the relationship between follower perception of leader failed humor and follower advice seeking. Design/methodology/approach A three-wave survey with 256 leader-follower dyads and an online experiment with 117 participants were conducted to test the hypotheses. Findings The results showed that leader failed humor decreased follower liking toward leader and subsequently reduced follower advice seeking. Moreover, this negative relationship was exacerbated when leader and follower had infrequent interaction. Originality/value Existing research has encouraged leaders to use humor to build and maintain successful interpersonal relationships. However, the situation that a leader may fail when attempting to present humor is neglected. This study advances the concept of leader failed humor and explores its subsequent consequences.
期刊介绍：
■Communication and its influence on action ■Developments in leadership styles ■How managers achieve success ■How work design affects job motivation ■Influences on managerial priorities and time allocation ■Managing conflicts ■The decision-making process in Eastern and Western business cultures
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