When leader-member exchange promotes employee creativity

Rujie Qu, Kan Shi, Li Gao

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Abstract

This study addresses the question of when Leader-member exchange (LMX) in the workplace fosters employee creativity. The study tested followers' organization-based self-esteem as moderator of relationship between LMX and follower creativity. Based on LMX and self-concept theory, we hypothesized that LMX would be positively related to follower creativity and this association would be moderated by followers' organization-based self-esteem. We used a sample of 206 employees nested in 68 teams from 3 high-tech enterprises in mainland China. The results showed that LMX was positively related to follower creativity. Furthermore, LMX related more strongly and positively to creativity for followers higher rather than lower in organization-based self-esteem.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceeding of 2012 International Conference on Information Management, Innovation Management and Industrial Engineering, ICIII 2012
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages194-197
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781467319324
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 International Conference on Information Management, Innovation Management and Industrial Engineering, ICIII 2012 - Sanya, China
Duration: 20 Oct 201221 Oct 2012

Publication series

NameProceeding of 2012 International Conference on Information Management, Innovation Management and Industrial Engineering, ICIII 2012
Volume3

Conference

Conference2012 International Conference on Information Management, Innovation Management and Industrial Engineering, ICIII 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CitySanya
Period20/10/1221/10/12

Keywords

  • Follower creativity
  • Leader-member exchange
  • Organization-based self-esteem

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