Based on person-environment fit theory, this study examined the effects of empowering leadership employee work engagement. We also investigated mediating mechanism person-job and person-group fit. In addition, we explored proactive personality's moderating role between above two kinds fit, then set indirect effects. Using a survey sample 6179 employees from technology company in China, found that has positively influence engagement though Further, moderated mediation analysis revealed...

This study examined the following: (a) impact of nurses' workplace ostracism on unethical behaviour; (b) mediating role emotional exhaustion between and (c) moderating effect hostile attribution bias.While behaviour is a phenomenon that can negatively influence sustainable development settings, few nurse studies have explored it. identified an interpersonal antecedent behaviour: ostracism.A time-lagged three-wave survey was conducted over 3 months (November 2016-January 2017) to collect...

Abstract The principal–principal (PP) perspective of corporate governance shows that multiple large shareholder (MLS) structure has competing monitoring and entrenchment effects. We argue the dominant effect depends on contest for control among shareholders number involved. Using data from Chinese family listed companies 2004 to 2007, this study inverse U-shaped relationships between market value, as measured by Tobin's Q, value. Findings indicate at low medium levels or shareholders, formal...

Abstract In this study, we aim to examine how socialization practices predict newcomers' career adaptability during their organizational transitions. Drawing on construction theory and conservation of resources theory, argue that job embeddedness, as predicted by perceived tactics, positively predicts We investigate the role past transition experiences (i.e., variety) in moderating relationship between embeddedness adaptability. Data were collected at three time points from 492 newcomers an...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect mentoring on newcomer well-being, as mediated by socialization and moderated proactive personality. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected at four time points in a sample 227 newcomers. Regression analysis bootstrapping method used test hypotheses. Findings Mentoring had positive indirect well-being through socialization. mediation also revealed that personality augmented direct its well-being. Research...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the joint influence technological newness (TN) and market (MN) on relationship between customer involvement (CI) new product performance. Design/methodology/approach authors employed hierarchical moderated regression analysis test hypothesized relationships using survey data collected from 214 Chinese manufacturing firms. Findings found that impact CI performance varies across different configurations TN MN. Specifically, effect most positive...

Research on mentoring programs has portrayed them almost exclusively beneficial for newcomer retention. Drawing from the social cognitive model of career management and boundaryless perspective, we depart this predominant view examine "double-edged sword" effects support turnover. We propose that received by newcomers is likely to elicit both internal proactive socialization external self-management, which act as countervailing forces driving turnover in opposite directions (i.e., retention...

Purpose Customer service is crucial for organizations' survival and competitiveness in the hospitality industry. The purpose of this study to examine how when servant leadership affects extra-role customer service. Design/methodology/approach hypotheses were tested with a sample 302 employees from passenger transport company China. Findings Results demonstrate that was positively related relation mediated by relational identification. In addition, mediating effect identification between...

While several studies have investigated the effect of employees’ need for achievement on their work‐related outcomes, how leader‐follower congruence in is related to critical workplace outcomes remains underexplored. Integrating person‐environment theory and similarity‐attraction theory, this study influences followers’ job performance well‐being through mediating leader‐member exchange (LMX). Using cross‐level polynomial regression response surface analysis analyze data from 391 leaders...

Based on conservation of resources theory, we propose that mistreatment from patients can affect nurses’ career withdrawal intention through job burnout. We further suggest these effects are contingent upon political skill. A study 277 nurses three hospitals located in China revealed a positive relationship between and intention. Job burnout mediated the The results also showed was negatively moderated by Nurses with higher‐level skills were less likely to suffer after being mistreated. This...

It is now well accepted that R&D activities are becoming a key driver of organizational change and performance growth for small medium enterprises (SMEs). However, not all SMEs successful at engaging in activities. worthwhile to identify the determinants SMEs' Researchers have mainly focused on strategies market environment conditions as antecedents barriers while ignoring role institutional context which operate. In transitional economies such China, factors important firm's strategic...

Purpose Previous research on the factors influencing mentoring received has primarily focused protégés' personalities and similarity between protégés mentors, whereas understanding role of skills is still limited. Drawing upon social influence theory, this study investigated how newcomers' political skill influences further affects socialization outcomes (i.e. person-organization fit perception [P-O fit], performance proficiency well-being). Design/methodology/approach Data were collected...

Previous studies are inconsistent in their findings about the relationship between external involvement and performance. The authors attribute this inconsistency to misfit business environment. Drawing concept of fit information processing capabilities needs from theory, they develop fitting patterns environment examine impacts on Information measured by degree two types NPD process assessed based three dimensions Cluster analysis was used taxonomies Analysis variance (ANOVA) results reveal...

This study enriches the external involvement literature, through examining impacts of demand uncertainty, supply technology top management support and information (IT) implementation on two dimensions involvement, effect firm performance. We propose empirically test a comprehensive model using data collected in Chinese manufacturing companies. Our findings indicate that uncertainty have positive both customer supplier involvement. IT has significantly impact but no significant The results...

This study develops an overall research model by exploring the antecedents and then consequences of team-level empowering leadership. First, we found that leader's perceptions subordinates' collective capability were positively related to leadership, power distance was negatively In addition, moderated relationship between leadership: weaker when high. Second, leadership had indirect effect on team innovation. Empowering both empowerment communication, which in turn facilitated