Too much of a good thing: the curvilinear relation between inclusive leadership and team innovative behaviors

IF 4.9 2区管理学 Q1 MANAGEMENT Asia Pacific Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI:10.1007/s10490-022-09862-5

Qijie Ma, Ningyu Tang

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Abstract

Previous studies have found that inclusive leadership has positive effects on employees’ behavior and performance in individuals and teams. Yet, there remains debate about whether increasing inclusive leadership is always beneficial in teams with high or low diversity. Following social exchange theory and the prior studies which put forward the potential drawbacks of inclusive leadership, we developed and tested a “Too-Much-of-a-Good-Thing” (TMGT) model of an inverted U-shaped relation between inclusive leadership and team innovative behaviors. Using time-lagged and multi-source data collected from 65 team supervisors and 364 employees in China, we found an inverted U-shaped relation between inclusive leadership and team engagement, and team engagement mediated the inverted U-shaped relation between inclusive leadership and team innovative behaviors. Furthermore, results showed that team demographic diversity moderated this indirect curvilinear effect. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed at the end of the paper.

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好事太多：包容性领导与团队创新行为之间的曲线关系

以往的研究发现，包容性领导对员工个人和团队的行为和绩效都有积极的影响。然而，对于增加包容性领导是否总是有利于高多样性或低多样性的团队，仍然存在争议。在社会交换理论和前人提出包容性领导潜在弊端的研究基础上，我们构建并检验了包容性领导与团队创新行为之间的倒u型关系的“好事太多”(too - much -of-a- thing, TMGT)模型。利用中国65名团队主管和364名员工的时间滞后多源数据，我们发现包容性领导与团队敬业度之间存在倒u型关系，团队敬业度在包容性领导与团队创新行为之间的倒u型关系中起中介作用。此外，研究结果表明，团队人口多样性调节了这种间接曲线效应。最后，对本文的理论和实践意义进行了讨论。

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Asia Pacific Journal of Management MANAGEMENT-

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期刊介绍： The Asia Pacific Journal of Management publishes original manuscripts on management and organizational research in the Asia Pacific region, encompassing Pacific Rim countries and mainland Asia. APJM focuses on the extent to which each manuscript addresses matters that pertain to the most fundamental question: “What determines organization success?” The major academic disciplines that we cover include entrepreneurship, human resource management, international business, organizational behavior, and strategic management. However, manuscripts that belong to other well-established disciplines such as accounting, economics, finance, marketing, and operations generally do not fall into the scope of APJM. We endeavor to be the major vehicle for exchange of ideas and research among management scholars within or interested in the broadly defined Asia Pacific region.Key features include: Rigor - maintained through strict review processes, high quality global reviewers, and Editorial Advisory and Review Boards comprising prominent researchers from many countries. Relevance - maintained by its focus on key management and organizational trends in the region. Uniqueness - being the first and most prominent management journal published in and about the fastest growing region in the world. Official affiliation - Asia Academy of ManagementFor more information, visit the AAOM website:www.baf.cuhk.edu.hk/asia-aom/ Officially cited as: Asia Pac J Manag