Paradoxical Leadership, Subjective Ambivalence, and Employee Creativity: Effects of Employee Holistic Thinking

Drawing from meaning maintenance theory, the authors posit that paradoxical leader behaviour causes some employees to feel subjectively ambivalent, depending on holistic thinking styles. Employees who feel ambivalent will then show greater creativity as they search for ways to alleviate discomfort,...

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Published in:Journal of management studies 2022-05, Vol.59 (3), p.695-723
Main Authors: Zhang, Yan, Zhang, Ying, Law, Kenneth S., Zhou, Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambivalence
Cognitive style
Creativity
Discomfort
employee creativity
Employees
holistic thinking
Leadership
Panel data
paradoxical leader behaviour
subjective ambivalence
Subjectivity
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