Li, C, Wu, C-H orcid.org/0000-0002-8011-6323, Brown, ME et al. (1 more author) (2022) How a Grateful Leader Trait Can Cultivate Creative Employees: A Dual-Level Leadership Process Model. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 17 (3). pp. 389-399. ISSN 1743-9760
Abstract
Does trait gratitude shape leaders’ behavior and thus followers’ outcomes? We developed and tested a model linking leader’s trait gratitude to ethical leadership and leader–member exchange (LMX), and examine their impacts on followers’ felt psychological safety and thus creativity at work. Using multi-wave, multi-source survey data from 295 subordinates and 76 supervisors, we found that leader’s trait gratitude was positively associated with ethical leadership at the team level and LMX at the individual (follower) level. In turn, both ethical leadership and LMX contribute to followers’ felt psychological safety and ultimately improve creative performance at work. Our study extends gratitude research by examining how trait gratitude can shape leadership influence on followers.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of a journal article published in The Journal of Positive Psychology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Trait gratitude; ethical leadership; LMX; psychological safety; employee creativity |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Organizational Behaviour (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2021 17:24 |
Last Modified: | 21 Nov 2022 16:15 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17439760.2021.1871941 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:169437 |