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How leader–member exchange can uplift team’s energy to increase creative work involvement

Sara Kahrobaei (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad International Campus, Mashhad, Iran)
Saeed Mortazavi (Faculty of Economic & Administrative Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran)

Team Performance Management

ISSN: 1352-7592

Article publication date: 14 March 2016

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of leader–member exchange quality on creative involvement of teams in creative work through the mediating role of collective energy comprising of affect, cognitive and behavioral energies.

Methodology/approach

In total, a sample of 298 participants in 71 teams working for manufacturing companies producing different auto parts in the eastern part of Iran was examined. A conceptual model was developed, and the hypotheses were analyzed by using structural equation modeling (SEM). Finally, the direct and indirect effects of variables were acquired by a path analysis technique.

Findings

The results revealed that, in teams, leader-members exchange indirectly impacts involvement in creative work via affective, cognitive and behavioral energies. Furthermore, affective energy play the most mediating role and behavioral energy my negatively affect involvement in creative work.

Originality/value

First, this paper makes a significant contribution to the literature of energy through considering a more panoramic view of it at work. This is the first study in which collective energy functions as a mediating factor in teams. Second, it helps to broaden the scope of research on the relationship between leaders and individuals through multi-level analysis.

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Citation

Kahrobaei, S. and Mortazavi, S. (2016), "How leader–member exchange can uplift team’s energy to increase creative work involvement", Team Performance Management, Vol. 22 No. 1/2, pp. 75-91. https://doi.org/10.1108/TPM-06-2015-0029

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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