Firm-level participative leadership and individual-level employee ambidexterity

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 561-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Ying Chang ◽  
Che-Yuan Chang ◽  
Chung-Wen Chen ◽  
Y.C.K. Chen ◽  
Shu-Ying Chang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Personal Identification ◽  
Participative Leadership ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Technology Firms ◽  
Top Manager ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine if personal identification could explicate the black box between participative leadership and employee ambidexterity. Also, the authors aim to explore how and why the top-down effects of higher-level leadership styles affect lower-level outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected multilevel and multisource data from top manager teams, and unit managers and employees of research and development, marketing and sales, and operations from Taiwanese technology firms. Findings The results revealed that individual-level personal identification partially mediated the relationship between firm-level participative leadership and individual-level employee ambidexterity, and individual-level coworker social support moderated the effect of firm-level participative leadership on individual-level employee ambidexterity through individual-level personal identification. Originality/value This paper demonstrated the importance of participative leadership and personal identification. It contributed to profound comprehension for potential mechanisms of individual-level personal identification and an enhancer of individual-level coworker social support why and how affects firm-level participative leadership on individual-level employee ambidexterity.

Workplace incivility and bystanders’ helping intentions

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Jungert ◽  
Kristoffer Holm
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Behavioural Response ◽  
Workplace Incivility ◽  
Power Relation ◽  
Experimental Designs ◽  
Prosocial Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Severity ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Using observational and experimental designs, the purpose of this study was to explore if the power relation between the offender and the victim of incivility and the level of perceived severity of the incivility were associated with bystanders’ intentions to help when witnessing workplace incivility. Design/methodology/approach In Study 1, 160 participants completed a questionnaire where they described a recent uncivil incident they had witnessed, and completed measures of perceived severity and measures of their behavioural response as bystanders. In Study 2, 183 participants were randomised to read one of two vignettes (a manager being uncivil towards a subordinate or vice versa), and completed measures of perceived severity and of their motivation to intervene. The authors investigated whether the power relation between perpetrator and victim, and the perceived severity of the uncivil exchange, were associated with prosocial bystander behaviours in Study 1 and with motivation to defend the victim of incivility in Study 2. Findings Higher perpetrator power was significantly associated with the incident being perceived as more severe, and higher perpetrator power was directly related to greater tendency to confront, and lower tendency to avoid, the perpetrator. Perpetrator power was indirectly associated with social support according to the perceived severity. A supervisor acting in an uncivil manner was rated as more severe than a subordinate acting in such a way. Perceived severity mediated the relationship between perpetrator power and the witness’s introjected, identified and intrinsic motivation to intervene. Originality/value This study extends previous work by investigating how the perpetrator’s power influences both the bystander’s prosocial behaviour and their motivation to defend the victim. Furthermore, previous research has not considered how perceptions of severity might mediate the relationship between power, behaviour and motivation.

Shaping employee green behavior: a multilevel approach with Pygmalion effect

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziying Mo ◽  
Matthew Tingchi Liu ◽  
Peiguan Wu
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Multilevel Model ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Multilevel Theory ◽  
Green Behavior ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to theorize and examine a Pygmalion perspective in how leader and coworker expectations predict in-role and ex-role employee green behavior (EGB).Design/methodology/approachUsing a time-lagged field study, data were collected from a sample of 71 leaders and 340 members to examine the hypothesized relationships with a multilevel model (group level and individual level).FindingsThe results showed that leader green behavior and self-efficacy for EGB (i.e. the Pygmalion process) mediate the relationship between leader expectations and EGB, while self-efficacy mediates the relationship between coworker expectations and EGB. In addition, this study found that the effect of coworker expectations and EGB via self-efficacy is stronger when leaders themselves demonstrate a higher level of green behavior.Originality/valueThis study also aims to provide a multilevel theory and investigates the interplay between multilevel variables in encouraging EGB. It also extends previous EGB literature through investigating a different process (i.e. the Pygmalion process) relating leader expectations for EGB to EGB. Moreover, this study develops implications of Pygmalion process on EGB from theoretical and practical perspectives.

HR signals in the context of HRM-firm performance relationship: development of a conceptual framework

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiradip Bandyopadhyay ◽  
Kailash B. L. Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Relationship Development ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to reframe human resources' (HR) systems and practices as HR signals drawing from conceptualizations of signals. The construct of the strength of signal is developed to quantify the attributional ability of HR signals. To examine the role of HR signals in influencing employee behaviours and firm performance, human resource management (HRM)-firm performance relationship is considered as a framework to develop a firm-level conceptual model which integrates factors affecting HR signals and its consequences.Design/methodology/approachThe paper examines the existing literature on the relationship between HRM and firm performance. In the process, the paper considers the concept of HR signal and makes a case for the strength of HR signal. Finally, the paper offers a conceptual model in order to link the antecedents and consequents of HR signals.FindingsThe paper offers a conceptual model to address the gaps in the relationship between HRM and firm performance. It also brings into focus an understanding of HRM as signals and its importance in understanding firm performance.Originality/valueThe paper enriches the existing literature by examining HRM as HR signals. It adds to the literature by considering the attributional ability of HR, through the construct of the strength of HR signals.

The value of human capital within Canadian business schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 836-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajantha Velayutham ◽  
Asheq Razaur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Academic Salaries ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate whether an individual’s knowledge, skills and capabilities (human capital) are reflected in their compensation. Design/methodology/approach Data are drawn from university academics in the Province of Ontario, Canada, earning more than CAD$100,000 per annum. Data on academics human capital are drawn from Research Gate. The authors construct a regression analysis to examine the relationship between human capital and salary. Findings The analyses performed indicates a positive association between academic human capital and academic salaries. Research limitations/implications This study is limited in that it measures an academic’s human capital solely through their research outputs as opposed to also considering their teaching outputs. Continuing research needs to be conducted in different country contexts and using negative proxies of human capital. Practical implications This study will create awareness about the value of human capital and its contribution towards improving organisational structural capital. Social implications The study contributes to the literature on human capital in accounting and business by focussing on the economic relevance of individual level human capital. Originality/value The study contributes to the literature on human capital in accounting and business by focussing on the economic relevance of individual level human capital. It will help create awareness of the importance of valuing human capital at the individual level.

The relationship between growth and volatility in small firms

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 1516-1532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Moreno ◽  
Jose A. Zarrias ◽  
Jose L. Barbero
Keyword(s):  
Small Firm ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Similar Nature ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Environmental Hostility

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of predictors of growth (entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and environmental hostility) and growth itself on small-firm volatility. The objective is to find out: first, whether growth and volatility possess a similar nature; second, what are the predictors of small-firm volatility. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire data were collected from CEOs of 433 Spanish small firms (<500 employees) who provided qualitative as well as quantitative information. Findings – The authors find that some of the predictors on growth can also be used to predict firm volatility. Specifically, the authors find that firm volatility is influenced by EO and environmental hostility. Growth also influences firm volatility. The authors also find a strong interaction effect of growth and firm size on firm volatility. The authors conclude that although growth and firm volatility are related concepts, they are different. Originality/value – Growth has concentrated small-firm research during the last 20 years. However, during the last few years, the environment has become very dynamic and small firms need research helping them to deal with such dynamism. There are few studies on firm-level volatility. The research helps understand more the determinants of small-firm volatility.

Participative leadership and personal identification

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
New Product ◽  
Personal Identification ◽  
Participative Leadership ◽  
Holy Grail ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds his/her own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The Holy Grail in business can mean different things to different people, but it is always represented as a good thing. It is usually something intangible, just out of reach for most mortal businessmen and women. Perhaps it is a sales target just out of reach, or a new product that will revive the fortunes of a moribund company. For others, it is something that has already been achieved, or that can be emulated in a parallel sector – the Apple iPhone, the Ford Model T or Microsoft’s Windows operating system. For those companies, they created their own Holy Grail, and boy did it deliver untold riches for them. Practical implications This paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

scholarly journals The mediation between participative leadership and employee exploratory innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Ying Chang ◽  
Ian Hodgkinson ◽  
Paul Hughes ◽  
Che-Yuan Chang
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Participative Leadership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Firms ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Exploratory Innovation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of intermediate knowledge mechanisms on the participative leadership–employee exploratory innovation relationship using a distal mediation model. Design/methodology/approach Deploying a time-lagged questionnaire method implemented over four business quarters, data are generated from 1,600 responses in R&D units of Taiwanese technology firms. Findings The structural equation modeling results reveal that participative leadership is positively related to employee exploratory innovation; coworker knowledge and absorptive capacity partially mediate the relationship between participative leadership and employee exploratory innovation independently; and coworker knowledge sharing in combination with absorptive capacity partially mediates this relationship. Originality/value The findings contribute new knowledge on the relationship between participative leadership and employee exploratory innovation by uncovering intermediate knowledge mechanisms that augment this relationship.

How to execute mindful marketing? The role of intrafirm network

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Network Characteristics ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Customer Information ◽  
Optimal Execution ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose an empirical linkage of intrafirm network characteristics to individual-level mindful marketing (MM). Design/methodology/approach – Based on current literature in network, market orientation and MM research, this paper presents one conceptual model to capture enablers of MM execution with a network approach. The authors identified a pair of antecedent/barrier to MM execution: individual employees’ shared cross-functional tie and firm-level segmentation of the network. Findings – The paper shows that to execute MM, employees possessing more cross-functional ties are more likely to develop higher level of MM. Meanwhile, it was also found that firm-level segmentation of intrafirm network will negatively affect employees in executing MM. Research limitations/implications – The paper shows that to execute MM, employees possessing more cross-functional ties are more likely to develop higher level of MM. Meanwhile, it was also found that firm-level segmentation of intrafirm network will negatively affect employees in executing MM. Practical implications – The proposed empirical linkage shows that a manager shall intervene and help employees to build cross-functional ties in advice network among themselves. Thus, firms are able to effectively maintain mindfulness of people and profit and ensure optimal execution of MM strategy. Meanwhile, they should offset possible negative effects of the advice network due to segmentation at firm level, which provides useful customer information flow throughout the firm. Originality/value – The paper is one of the first attempts to advance and examine the role of intrafirm network in executing the concept of MM. Methodologically, this paper also explores the use of network analysis in discussion of an organizational structure that favors MM.

CEO transformational leadership and top manager ambidexterity

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 927-954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ci-Rong Li ◽  
Chen-Ju Lin ◽  
Yun-Hsiang Tien
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Risk Propensity ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Behavioral Integration ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Top Manager ◽  
The Individual

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of CEO transformational leadership in promoting ambidexterity of top managers. This paper posits that connecting CEO transformational leadership with the CEO-top manager interface offers a better explanation of heterogeneity in top manager ambidextrous behavior. Design/methodology/approach – This study is based on a questionnaire survey of 388 senior managers in 80 top teams nested in 80 small- to medium-sized Taiwan manufacturing firms. Findings – The findings indicate that transformational CEOs shape the CEO-top manager interface, characterized by senior team behavioral integration, decentralization of responsibilities, long-term compensation, and individual manager risk propensity, and in turn promote ambidexterity at the individual top manager level. Originality/value – Hence, the authors contribute to the existing understanding that transformational CEOs may not only have a beneficial influence on firm-level ambidexterity, but also may be particularly effective in enabling individual-level top managers to simultaneously explore and exploit.

The role of consumer-cause identification and attitude in the intention to purchase cause-related products

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Alexandre de Oliveira Duarte ◽  
Susana Costa e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Personal Identification ◽  
Path Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cause Related Marketing ◽  
Intention To Purchase ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend prior research on the influence of consumer-cause identification on the intention to purchase products from the companies supporting the cause and re-evaluates the role of attitude toward the cause as a mediator of the relationship between identification and intention to purchase. Design/methodology/approach Using a questionnaire, a sample of 156 Portuguese consumers evaluated their personal identification and attitude to one of four causes. Partial least squares path modeling was used to evaluate the proposed conceptual model. Findings The results reveal that more than identification, a positive attitude is vital to be able to predict the intention to purchase. Together, consumer-cause identification and attitude explain 35.1 percent of the variance in purchase intention. The findings show also that attitude acts as a mediator in the relationship between the identification with the cause and intention to purchase. Several differences regarding gender and age are also revealed. Originality/value While the majority of studies were single cause evaluations, the current results are based on the assessment of multiple causes. Consequently, the findings are more comprehensive and robust, providing important insights to researchers. The conclusions confirm within a wider context the role of attitude as a mediator of the identification and intention to purchase and can further assist companies in designing better targeted cause-related marketing campaigns.

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