How and when does leader narcissism hinder team radical creativity? The role of team information elaboration and inter-team competition
ISSN: 1750-614X
Article publication date: 14 December 2021
Issue publication date: 2 January 2023
Abstract
Purpose
Drawing on social information processing theory and trait activation theory, this study aims to examine the mediating effect of leader narcissism on team radical creativity via team information elaboration and explores the moderating role of inter-team competition.
Design/methodology/approach
Time-lagged and multisource survey data were collected from 86 team leaders and 409 employees in a Chinese company. Path analysis was used to test the hypotheses.
Findings
The results indicated that leader narcissism could impede team radical creativity via team information elaboration. Moreover, the negative indirect effects of leader narcissism on team radical creativity were more pronounced when the inter-team competition was low.
Originality/value
This study makes contributions to the literature on leader narcissism and team radical creativity by examining the detrimental indirect effects of leader narcissism on team radical creativity via team information. Furthermore, it broadens current literature by investigating the potential positive intervention of inter-team competition on the negative aspects of leader narcissism.
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Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71832004; 71672070) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (2019kfyXMBZ051).
Citation
Liu, Z., Zhou, R., Wei, L., Ouyang, X. and Zhou, K. (2023), "How and when does leader narcissism hinder team radical creativity? The role of team information elaboration and inter-team competition", Chinese Management Studies, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 46-63. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-08-2021-0347
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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