{"title":"Linking innovation, empowerment to facilitate project performance: A mediated moderation model","authors":"Junwei Zheng , Yu Gu , Hongtao Xie , Guangdong Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101750","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Existing literature on construction innovation has not achieved an in-depth understanding of how and under which conditions individuals engage in creative activities to facilitate project task performance. In this study, 286 matched data sets between project members and leaders/supervisors, were collected and examined using a mediated moderation model. Drawing from the conservation of resources theory, individuals’ innovative behaviors and leaders’ empowerment strategies were found to positively affect project performance. Leader-member exchange (LMX) both moderates and augments the relationship between innovative behavior and project performance. Further, LMX mediates the moderation effect of empowering leadership and enhances the innovation process. The results of this study offer guidance on how project practitioners can facilitate project performance by motivating innovation in construction projects through empowering strategies and relationship development. This research extends and enriches the current understanding of the processes linking innovative behavior and project performance by identifying the mediating moderation mechanism of empowering leadership and LMX.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"68 ","pages":"Article 101750"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","FirstCategoryId":"91","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923474823000206","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"BUSINESS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Existing literature on construction innovation has not achieved an in-depth understanding of how and under which conditions individuals engage in creative activities to facilitate project task performance. In this study, 286 matched data sets between project members and leaders/supervisors, were collected and examined using a mediated moderation model. Drawing from the conservation of resources theory, individuals’ innovative behaviors and leaders’ empowerment strategies were found to positively affect project performance. Leader-member exchange (LMX) both moderates and augments the relationship between innovative behavior and project performance. Further, LMX mediates the moderation effect of empowering leadership and enhances the innovation process. The results of this study offer guidance on how project practitioners can facilitate project performance by motivating innovation in construction projects through empowering strategies and relationship development. This research extends and enriches the current understanding of the processes linking innovative behavior and project performance by identifying the mediating moderation mechanism of empowering leadership and LMX.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Engineering and Technology Management (JET-M) is an international scholarly refereed research journal which aims to promote the theory and practice of technology, innovation, and engineering management.
The journal links engineering, science, and management disciplines. It addresses the issues involved in the planning, development, and implementation of technological capabilities to shape and accomplish the strategic and operational objectives of an organization. It covers not only R&D management, but also the entire spectrum of managerial concerns in technology-based organizations. This includes issues relating to new product development, human resource management, innovation process management, project management, technological fusion, marketing, technological forecasting and strategic planning.
The journal provides an interface between technology and other corporate functions, such as R&D, marketing, manufacturing and administration. Its ultimate goal is to make a profound contribution to theory development, research and practice by serving as a leading forum for the publication of scholarly research on all aspects of technology, innovation, and engineering management.