Employee performance under tension: the influence of employee creativity, paradox mindset, and psychological empowerment

IF 3.9 3区 管理学 Q2 BUSINESS
Liem Viet Ngo, Duc Anh La, Jiraporn Surachartkumtonkun, Thu Ha Nguyen, Duc Thanh Vo, Minh-Thu Thi Phan
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Abstract

Purpose

Frontline employees frequently experience tension at work. Based on paradox theory, this study investigates why and when tension can result in positive performance outcomes and for whom tension can enhance creativity.

Design/methodology/approach

We employed a time-lagged survey design to collect data in two waves with a four-week interval between waves. The questionnaire was distributed to frontline employees (i.e. doctors and nurses) serving in one public hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. The final sample included 216 front-line employees.

Findings

The study found that tension can promote employee performance through creativity. Employees with high paradox mindset levels especially tend to be more creative when experiencing tension. However, our findings did not support the idea that frontline employees who have been psychologically empowered tend to turn creative ideas into real practices and result in better employee performance.

Originality/value

The study advanced knowledge of the effect tension has on employee performance by investigating the mechanism through which experiencing tension can ultimately promote employee performance.

紧张状态下的员工绩效:员工创造力、矛盾心态和心理授权的影响
目的一线员工在工作中经常会遇到紧张情绪。本研究以悖论理论为基础,探讨了为什么以及什么时候紧张会带来积极的绩效结果,对哪些人来说紧张会提高创造力。设计/方法/途径我们采用了时滞调查设计,分两轮收集数据,每轮之间间隔四周。调查问卷发放给胡志明市一家公立医院的一线员工(即医生和护士)。最终样本包括 216 名一线员工。悖论心态水平高的员工在经历紧张状态时往往更有创造力。但是,我们的研究结果并不支持这样的观点,即那些在心理上获得授权的一线员工往往会将创造性想法转化为实际做法,从而提高员工绩效。原创性/价值这项研究通过调查紧张感最终能促进员工绩效的机制,增进了人们对紧张感对员工绩效影响的认识。
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CiteScore
8.00
自引率
15.20%
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期刊介绍: Formerly known as Managing Service Quality – Impact Factor: 1.286 (2015) – the Journal of Service Theory and Practice (JSTP) aims to publish research in the field of service management that not only makes a theoretical contribution to the service literature, but also scrutinizes and helps improve industry practices by offering specific recommendations and action plans to practitioners. Recognizing the importance of the service sector across the globe, the journal encourages submissions from and/or studying issues from around the world. JSTP gives prominence to research based on real world data, be it quantitative or qualitative. The journal also encourages the submission of strong conceptual and theoretical papers that make a substantive contribution to the scholarly literature in service management. JSTP publishes double-blind peer reviewed papers and encourages submissions from both academics and practitioners. The changing social structures and values, as well as new developments in economic, political, and technological fields are creating sea-changes in the philosophy, strategic aims, operational practices, and structures of many organizations. These changes are particularly relevant to the service sector, as public demand for high standards increases, and organizations fight for both market share and public credibility. The journal specifically addresses solutions to these challenges from a global, multi-cultural, and multi-disciplinary perspective.
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