文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Leader-member exchange differentiation and team creativity: An investigation of nonlinearity

作者：Li, Yan[1,2];Fu, Fengying[3];Sun, Jian-Min[4];Yang, Baiyin[5]

第一作者：Li, Yan

通讯作者：Sun, JM[1]

机构：[1]Tsinghua Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Beijing, Peoples R China;[2]Renmin Univ China, Human Resource Dev, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China;[3]Beijing Union Univ, Coll Appl Arts & Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China;[4]Renmin Univ China, Sch Labor & Human Resources, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China;[5]Tsinghua Univ, Dept Leadership & Org Management, Beijing, Peoples R China

第一机构：Tsinghua Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Beijing, Peoples R China

通讯机构：[1]corresponding author), Renmin Univ China, Sch Labor & Human Resources, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China.

年份：2016

卷号：69

期号：5

起止页码：1121-1138

外文期刊名：HUMAN RELATIONS

收录：;Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-84964900690);WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000375576100004)】；

基金：This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos. 71272158, 71172009 and 71421061)

语种：英文

外文关键词：leader-member exchange; LMX; LMX differentiation; LMX median; team creativity

摘要：Although substantial knowledge regarding the antecedents and outcomes of leader-member exchange (LMX) differentiation has been accumulated, numerous questions related to this topic remain underexplored. To enhance the understanding of LMX differentiation and team-focused outcomes, this study proposed that LMX differentiation has a curvilinear relationship with team creativity and that team LMX quality (represented by the LMX median in this study) moderates the association between these two variables. An investigation based on 59 teams from multiple Chinese companies was conducted. The results indicated that LMX differentiation has an inverted U-shaped relationship with team creativity, and LMX median moderates the inverted U-shaped relationship. Specifically, for teams with a low LMX median, the curvilinear relationship is stronger, whereas for teams with a high LMX median, the slope of the curve becomes nearly flat, thus losing the inverted-U effect. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, and directions for future research are outlined.