Leader-follower psychological capital congruence and work outcomes: the mediating role of organizational embeddedness

作者：Wang, Yanfei; Wu, Caiping; Tian, Xiaoxia; Zhu, Yu^*

来源：LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL, 2022, 43(4): 563-579.

DOI：10.1108/LODJ-06-2021-0300

• Psychological capital congruence
• Organizational embeddedness
• Task performance
• Voice behavior

Purpose Based on the micro role transition theory (MRTT), the present study aims to explore how leader-follower congruence in psychological capital (PsyCap) affects followers' task performance and voice behavior, in which we uncover the mediating role of organizational embeddedness. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted in South China through a three-stage procedure, and finally, a dyad-structured sample of 62 leaders and 218 employees was matched. The polynomial regression method, response surface analysis and structural equation modeling were employed to test the effects of leader-follower PsyCap congruence. Findings (1) Followers' organizational embeddedness will be higher when leaders' and followers' PsyCap are more aligned; (2) followers' organizational embeddedness will be higher when leaders' and followers' PsyCap are aligned at a high level rather than when they are aligned at a low level; (3) followers' organizational embeddedness will be higher when followers' PsyCap is higher than leaders', compared to when followers' PsyCap is lower than leaders'; (4) organizational embeddedness mediates the relationship between leader-follower PsyCap congruence and followers' (a) task performance and (b) voice behavior. Originality/value This study emphasizes leaders' pivotal role in a process where followers' PsyCap affects task performance and voice behavior, and further extends MRTT through introducing organizational embeddedness as a mediator in such a mechanism.

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