Does sense of work gain predict team creativity? The mediating effect of leader-member exchange and the moderating effect of work smoothness

Autor: Kun Shi, Zhifan Zhang, Hua Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 14 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1664-1078
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1043376
Popis: In the present study, we examined the link between the sense of work gain and team creativity and explored the mediating and moderating roles of Leader-member exchange (LMX) and work smoothness on it. The results of this study A moderated mediation model was constructed based on 484 valid samples from an on-line survey of a human resource company, revealed that the sense of work gain can positively predict team creativity, and LMX mediates the associations of the sense of work gain and team creativity. Moreover, work smoothness emerged as a significant moderator can moderate the associations between sense of work gain and team creativity, as well as moderating the relationship between LMX and team creativity. The findings provide a theoretical guidance for leaders and HR professionals who want to increase employee initiative and motivation.
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