Political skill amplifies the beneficial effects of leader humor on actors’ work engagement via psychological capital

IF 10.5 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Journal of Business Research Pub Date : 2024-06-16 DOI:10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114775

Feng Wang , Weifeng Li , Yuan Feng , YingWei Ren , Yang Chen , Huilin Xiao

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Abstract

Existing research provides substantial evidence of the positive effects of leader humour on followers and their teams. However, less attention has been given to understanding how such behaviour benefits leaders. This study, grounded in the Conservation of Resources theory, introduces and tests a model that clarifies the mechanisms and conditions under which leader humour benefits these individuals. The study findings, derived from data collected from 137 supervisors in an experience sampling study and 134 supervisors in a three-wave field study, consistently show a positive correlation between leader humour and leader psychological capital, which subsequently enhances leader work engagement. Moreover, the magnitude of this positive effect depends on the leader’s political skill level, with those possessing high political skill reaping greater benefits from leader humour. The results suggest that leader humour is an effective method for supervisors to gain psychological resources.

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政治技巧通过心理资本放大了领导者幽默对参与者工作投入的有利影响

现有研究提供了大量证据，证明领导者的幽默对追随者及其团队有积极影响。然而，人们较少关注这种行为如何使领导者受益。本研究以资源保护理论为基础，引入并测试了一个模型，该模型阐明了领导者幽默使这些人受益的机制和条件。通过对 137 名主管进行经验取样研究，以及对 134 名主管进行三波实地研究，研究结果一致表明，领导者幽默与领导者心理资本之间存在正相关关系，而领导者心理资本又会提高领导者的工作投入度。此外，这种正效应的大小取决于领导者的政治技能水平，政治技能高的领导者从领导者幽默中获得的益处更大。研究结果表明，领导者幽默是领导者获得心理资源的有效方法。

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