Spiritual Leadership on Proactive Workplace Behavior: The Role of Organizational Identification and Psychological Safety

Frontiers in Psychology

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Silu Chen¹  Wanxing Jiang²  Guanglei Zhang³  Fulei Chu⁴ 

[1] School of Economics and Business Administration, Central China Normal University;School of Business Administration, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance;School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology;College of Business Administration, Capital University of Economics and Business

关键词: spiritual leadership;    proactivity;    organizational identification;    psychological safety;    intrinsic motivation;    self-determination theory;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01206

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This study investigates whether and why spiritual leadership may contribute to enhanced proactive employee workplace behavior. Based on self-determination theory (SDT), we examine the effects of two sequential mediators (i.e., organizational identification and psychological safety) on the relationship between spiritual leadership and proactive workplace behavior. Data collected from 188 subordinate-leader dyads in Chinese firms suggested that spiritual leadership has a significant positive effect on proactive workplace behavior. In addition, both organizational identification and psychological safety mediate the relationship between spiritual leadership and proactive workplace behavior. Furthermore, spiritual leadership positively influences organizational identification, and such identification nurtures psychological safety, which, in turn, fosters the proactive behavior of employees. It extends the existing impact of spiritual leadership to proactive workplace behavior and shed lights on the mediating mechanisms through which spiritual leadership exerts influences on proactive workplace behavior. Finally, it considers the important roles played by leaders in modern organizations.

【 授权许可】

CC BY