How to recover from difficult condition? The relationship between leader-employee congruence in creativity goal and innovative performance
Journal of Organizational Change Management
ISSN: 0953-4814
Article publication date: 21 September 2022
Issue publication date: 8 December 2022
Abstract
Purpose
Drawing upon the literature on person-leader supplementary fit literature, this study aims to positions dissatisfaction with organizational performance as a difficult condition that moderates the relationship between leader-employee congruence/incongruence in creativity goal and employee innovative performance.
Design/methodology/approach
In this paper data were collected from 226 leader-employee dyads from several information technology companies in China. Polynomial regression combined with the response surface methodology was used to test the hypotheses.
Findings
Three conclusions were drawn. First, employee innovative performance was maximized when leaders and employees were congruence in creativity goal. Second, in the case of congruence, employee had higher innovative performance when a leader's and an employee's creativity goal matched at high levels. Third, dissatisfaction with organizational performance moderated the effect of leader – employee congruence in creativity goal on employee innovative performance.
Originality/value
This study enhanced theoretical developments by considering the importance of leaders' congruence with employees in creativity goal for the first time. Additionally, the research results provided better practical guidance for how to help employees recover from difficult condition and continue to participate in innovation.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: This work has been supported by grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project Number 71421061).
Citation
Yuan, Y., Wang, P. and Tian, S. (2022), "How to recover from difficult condition? The relationship between leader-employee congruence in creativity goal and innovative performance", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 35 No. 7, pp. 984-999. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-12-2021-0387
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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