The impact of leader humor on employee job crafting: a self-determination perspective

IF 3.1 4区 管理学 Q2 MANAGEMENT Journal of Managerial Psychology Pub Date : 2024-04-30 DOI:10.1108/jmp-06-2023-0364
Wenhao Luo, Maona Mu
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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of the research is to examine the impact of leader humor on employee job crafting. Using the insights from self-determination theory (SDT), we investigate the underlying mechanism of employees’ flow at work and the moderating role of employees’ playfulness trait.

Design/methodology/approach

We adopted a three-wave field survey of 306 employees recruited from various industries. The moderated mediation model was examined using latent structural equation model analysis.

Findings

Results revealed that leader humor positively affected employees’ flow at work and subsequent job crafting. Moreover, both the direct effect of leader humor on employees’ flow at work and the indirect effect of leader humor on employees’ job crafting via flow at work were amplified by employees’ playfulness trait.

Practical implications

Leaders are encouraged to use jokes and humorous language to facilitate job crafting among playful subordinates. Organizations can create a work environment conducive to flow at work through job redesign, regardless of employees’ levels of playfulness trait.

Originality/value

The paper uncovers the critical role of flow in the relationship between leader humor and employee job crafting and identifies employees’ playfulness trait as a boundary condition in which leader humor works.

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领导者的幽默对员工工作制作的影响:自我决定的视角
研究目的研究领导者的幽默对员工工作制作的影响。利用自我决定理论(SDT)的启示,我们探讨了员工工作流程的内在机制以及员工游戏性特质的调节作用。结果研究结果表明,领导者的幽默对员工的工作流和随后的工作制作产生了积极影响。此外,领导者幽默对员工工作流的直接影响和领导者幽默通过工作流对员工工作制作的间接影响都被员工的游戏性特质放大了。无论员工的游戏性特质水平如何,组织都可以通过工作岗位的重新设计来创造一个有利于工作流的工作环境。原创性/价值本文揭示了工作流在领导者幽默与员工工作制作之间关系中的关键作用,并指出员工的游戏性特质是领导者幽默发挥作用的边界条件。
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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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