A dual cognitive pathway model of leadership influence on creativity

IF 4.9 2区管理学 Q1 MANAGEMENT

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology Pub Date : 2025-02-07 DOI:10.1111/joop.70006

Tingting Chen, Xu Huang, Fuli Li, Yin Yee Wong, Daniela Gröschke

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Abstract

Drawing on a dual cognitive pathway model of creativity, we propose that transformational leadership and directive-achieving leadership induce employees' cognitive flexibility and cognitive persistence, respectively. These two cognitive processes differentially mediate the leadership–creativity relationship. Study 1 provides support for the mediation hypotheses, based on a sample of 189 Chinese and 138 Anglo-Australian employee–peer dyads in a retail setting. Study 2, with a sample of 244 employees and their leaders from 66 research-and-development project teams, also tests the moderating effects of project stage. The findings show that transformational leadership has a stronger positive effect on cognitive flexibility in the early stage of a project, while directive-achieving leadership has a stronger positive effect on cognitive persistence in the later stage. Cognitive flexibility and cognitive persistence, in turn, are associated with individual creativity. This research provides important implications for how and when different leadership approaches promote creativity.

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借鉴创造力的双重认知途径模型，我们提出变革型领导力和成就导向型领导力分别诱导员工的认知灵活性和认知持久性。这两种认知过程对领导力与创造力之间的关系起着不同的中介作用。研究 1 以零售业环境中的 189 个中国员工和 138 个英澳员工同伴为样本，为中介假设提供了支持。研究 2 以 66 个研发项目团队中的 244 名员工及其领导者为样本，也检验了项目阶段的调节作用。研究结果表明，在项目早期阶段，变革型领导对认知灵活性有更强的积极影响，而在项目后期阶段，指令型领导对认知持久性有更强的积极影响。认知灵活性和认知持久性反过来又与个人创造力相关联。这项研究为不同领导方法如何以及何时促进创造力提供了重要启示。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology aims to increase understanding of people and organisations at work including: - industrial, organizational, work, vocational and personnel psychology - behavioural and cognitive aspects of industrial relations - ergonomics and human factors Innovative or interdisciplinary approaches with a psychological emphasis are particularly welcome. So are papers which develop the links between occupational/organisational psychology and other areas of the discipline, such as social and cognitive psychology.