Leader–member exchange mediates the relationship between workplace fun and employee creativity

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Yuan Fang ◽  
Bin Meng ◽  
Yitong Liu ◽  
Jinhua Liu
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Workplace Fun ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
The Relationship

Although previous researchers have explored positive outcomes of workplace fun, the workplace fun–employee creativity relationship has received little attention. We investigated the link between workplace fun and employee creativity, and the mediating effect of leader–member exchange (LMX) on this relationship. Participants comprised 226 subordinates and 45 supervisors from Chinese stateowned companies. We employed structural equation modeling analysis to examine the hypotheses. Results show that workplace fun did not have a significant direct relationship with employee creativity. However, LMX fully mediated the workplace fun–employee creativity link. These results suggest that, to promote employee creativity, organizations should create a fun work environment in which employees can develop high-quality LMX.

Does workplace fun affect employees' voice behavior? Leader–member exchange as a mediator

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Zhenyang Zhang ◽  
Dongphil Chun ◽  
Xinyuan Wang ◽  
Jialei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Workplace Fun ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Behavior Theories ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

Although the relationship between workplace fun and employee performance is well-documented, research on the link between workplace fun and voice behavior is still in a nascent stage. Integrating workplace fun, leader–member exchange (LMX), and voice behavior theories, in the current research we examined LMX as a mediator of the link between workplace fun and voice behavior. We conducted a crosssectional survey with a sample of 307 subordinates and 82 supervisors employed by eight Chinese companies, and used structural equation modeling to analyze the data. Results show that workplace fun was related both directly and indirectly (via LMX) to employees' voice behavior. Our findings offer insight into the mechanistic processes through which workplace fun affects employees' voice behavior, and suggest that to promote employees' voice behavior, a fun work environment and high-quality LMX relationship should be established in organizations.

Leader mindfulness and employee creativity: The importance of leader–member exchange

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Huwa Tan ◽  
Zhou Wang ◽  
Jiaxin Huang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
The Impact

The main objective of this study was to clarify the mechanisms through which leader mindfulness enhances employee creativity, and we proposed that leader–member exchange (LMX) would act as a mediator of this relationship. To test our hypotheses we conducted a survey with 329 subordinates and 51 supervisors employed at three large manufacturing companies in China. The results of structural equation modeling show that the association of leader mindfulness with employee creativity was positive, and that LMX partially mediated this link. This study provides useful insights in explaining the impact that leader mindfulness has on employee creativity by focusing on LMX as a mediator. Our findings indicate that organizations should take leader mindfulness into account, and that managerial interventions should be implemented to establish high-quality LMX relationship.

scholarly journals Assessing the Relevance of Green Banking Practice on Bank Loyalty: The Mediating Effect of Green Image and Bank Trust

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibe-Enwo ◽  
Igbudu ◽  
Garanti ◽  
Popoola
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Retail Banking ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
The Relationship

Studies that examine green banking practice from the relationship marketing perspective are limited. Bearing in mind the importance of loyalty to managers in the banking industry, and the increase in the call for greater sustainability performance from banking firms by customers, our study explore customers’ perception on green banking practice and its effect on bank loyalty. It also investigates the mediating effect of green image and bank trust in the relationship between green banking practice and bank loyalty. Through a quantitative survey, data for this study was adopted from 551 customers of the retail banking sector in North Cyprus. The structural equation modeling technique was used to test the relationship between the study variables. Results from the structural equation modeling analysis conducted indicated a direct and significant influence of green banking practice on green image, bank trust, and bank loyalty. Green image significantly affects bank trust and bank loyalty. No significant relationship exist between bank trust and bank loyalty. Green image mediates the relationship between green banking practice and bank loyalty, while bank trust does not mediate the relationship between green banking practice and bank loyalty.

scholarly journals The Role of Psychological Capital and Leader Member-Exchange on Participatory Budgeting and Managerial Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartolomeus Galih Visnhu Pradana
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Participatory Budgeting ◽  
Managerial Performance ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Relationship

<p>The competition is increasingly competitive in the world of education, particularly in this uncertain situation, it encourages every agency to plan, control, and determine the right policies. This study aims to explain the overall relationship between participatory budgeting and managerial performance by including Psychological Capital as an intervening variable and Leader Member Exchange as a moderating variable. The method used was a mixed method with a parallel convergent approach, it is conducted to produce more comprehensive facts. The method of data analysis and hypothesis testing used was Structural Equation Modeling. The survey results of 161 managerial positions in private high schools in DIY indicated that budget participation was directly related to managerial performance. Psychological capital was found to partially mediate the relationship between participatory budgeting and managerial performance. Then, the higher relationship between superiors and subordinates will increase the relationship between participatory budgeting and managerial performance. The survey results were also supported by the results of interviews with informants. This research contributes to the formation of employee of psychological capital and the implementation of leadership style as an important factor in influencing performance.</p>

Guanxi network and leader member exchange

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishfaq Ahmed ◽  
Wan Khairuzzaman Wan Ismail ◽  
Salmiah Mohamad Amin
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Job Outcomes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Guanxi Network ◽  
Malaysian Chinese

Purpose – This study investigated how leader-member relation and guanxi association create an impetus for creative work involvement (CWI) through feeling of energy (FE). The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 239 Malaysian-Chinese employees occupying various designations in 23 manufacturing organizations were questioned at two points of time. At the first instance, they responded for guanxi network (GN) and leader member exchange associations; and at the second instance, for their FE and creative involvement. Findings – Structural equation modeling analysis showed that social exchange relations (GN and leader member exchange) positively predicted employees' FE which resulted in increased level of CWI. Social implications – This study adds value to the existing literature on guanxi association and signifies that such values are not boundary restricted. Malaysian-Chinese also experience guanxi associations and its impact on their job outcomes. Originality/value – This study covers an unexplored role of GN in improving employees' level of energy and CWI; and mediation of leader-member exchange in the association of GN and energy.

scholarly journals The Relationship of CSR and Employee Creativity in the Hotel Sector: The Mediating Role of Job Autonomy

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10032
Author(s):  
Mengmeng Guo ◽  
Naveed Ahmad ◽  
Mohammad Adnan ◽  
Miklas Scholz ◽  
Khalil-ur-Rehman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Job Autonomy ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Hotel Sector ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Despite the growing surge in the literature about employee creativity, the mainstream literature largely views it from an organizational perspective, and ignores the underlying mechanism that motivates employees to be engaged in different creative tasks. Against this backdrop, the current work was carried out to explore the relationship of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee creativity with the mediating effect of autonomy to explain the motivational pull for employee creativity. The data were collected from the employees of the hotel sector of Pakistan through a self-administered questionnaire (n = 511) and were analyzed by employing the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique. The results revealed that CSR, through the mediating effect of job autonomy, influences employees’ creativity significantly. The findings of the current analysis will help both academia and professionals from the hotel sector to understand the importance of CSR as a booster for employee creativity. Furthermore, the potential role of job autonomy as a mediator in explaining this relationship will also help policymakers to understand the importance of freedom at the workplace to engage the workforce in different extra-roles, including creativity.

scholarly journals Organizational Image and its Relation with Leader-member Exchange and Organizational Justice in Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-122
Author(s):  
Selcuk Demir ◽  
Ahmet Saylik
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
School Principal ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Organizational Image ◽  
Member Exchange

This study aims to reveal the relationship between organizational image and leadermember exchange (school principal-teacher) and organizational justice in schools. 213 teachers working in secondary schools in Hatay, who were selected via the disproportionate cluster sampling method, constitute the sample of this research. The research data were gathered by using the “Organizational Image Scale”, the “Leader-Member Exchange Scale” and the “Organizational Justice Scale”. The Structural Equation Modeling Analysis and descriptive analysis were implemented in the research. Measurement modelling has shown that variables are statistically positively and significantly correlated to each other. A structural model has been suggested in conformity with the theoretical framework. According to the outcomes of structural equation analysis, organizational image positively affects the leader-member exchange. Teachers’ perceived organizational image positively affects perceived organizational justice with the partial mediating effect of leader-member exchange. The findings of this study were discussed and some recommendations were given.

Does leader-member exchange enhance performance in the hospitality industry?

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 969-987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Jen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Task Motivation ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to integrate leader–member exchange (LMX), creativity and performance research and to develop a model to investigate the relationships among LMX, task motivation, creativity and performance in the hospitality industry. Design/methodology/approach Structural equation modeling (SEM) with bootstrap estimation was conducted with a sample of 312 leader–employee dyadic data from international tourist hotels in Taiwan. Findings The results revealed that LMX positively affected performance and creativity. Most important of all, task motivation was found to mediate the relationship between LMX and creativity, while both task motivation and creativity were found to mediate the relationship between LMX and performance. Research limitations/implications With efforts to combine research variables into a unified theoretical model, this study is the first in the field of hospitality research which explores the two-path mediating effects of these relationships in an integrated SEM framework. More specifically, this study provides a synthesized perspective with bootstrap analyses to broaden hotel research with regard to LMX and examine its influences on employees’ creativity and performance. Practical implications The results of this study suggest that human resource departments in hotel companies should provide training programs for supervisors and employees to enhance their reciprocal relationships, and establish reward mechanisms to encourage the development of more creative services at work. Originality/value This study added to the literature with its use of a non-Western sample, and extended the prior research in the context of the hospitality industry. Overall, the conclusions provide empirical evidence in an integrated model that task motivation can strengthen the influence of LMX on creativity and can also nourish the influence of creativity on employee performance.

scholarly journals Craft Your Job and Get Engaged: Sustainable Change-Oriented Behavior at Work

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo Baik ◽  
Hae-Deok Song ◽  
Ah Hong
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Proactive Behaviors ◽  
Job Challenges ◽  
The Relationship

Employees’ change-oriented behavior is known to be critical in promoting organizational changes for a sustainable organization. However, few studies have explored how this behavior can be potentially promoted by job-crafting and work engagement. This study examined the relationship between job-crafting and change-oriented behaviors (adaptive and proactive behaviors), as well as the mediating effect of work engagement. Hypotheses were tested with a structural equation modeling analysis. A total of 459 employees in the Korean automobile manufacturing industry participated in the study. The results show that job-crafting had a positive effect on adaptive behaviors and proactive behaviors. Moreover, seeking job resources and seeking job challenges promoted change-oriented behaviors through work engagement. Based on these results, practical implications are suggested for the development of a sustainable organization.

Knowledge sharing mediates the relationship between Zhongyong thinking and employee creativity

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Zhonghe Fan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Business Administration Students ◽  
Indirect Relationship ◽  
The Relationship

Zhongyong thinking is the Confucian doctrine of the mean; zhong means equilibrium and yong means harmoniousness, so that Zhongyong thinking represents maintaining balance and harmony. I examined the mediating effect of knowledge sharing in the relationship between Zhongyong thinking and employee creativity in a Chinese context. I collected 285 paired surveys from part-time Master of Business Administration students who self-rated their Zhongyong thinking and knowledge sharing in their workplace, and their supervisors who rated their creativity. Results of structural equation modeling analysis reveal that Zhongyong thinking had a positive indirect relationship with employee creativity through the mediator of knowledge sharing. These findings shed light on the ways in which Zhongyong thinking helps to enhance employee creativity. Managers of organizations should pay attention to improving employees' Zhongyong thinking and facilitating employees' knowledge sharing. Study limitations and suggestions for future research directions are discussed.

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