DOI number:10.1108/CMS-09-2018-0683

Affiliation of Author(s):经济管理学院

Journal:Chinese Management Studies

Key Words:Creativity; Chinese Culture; Concern for face; Individual intellectual capital; Self-reflection

Abstract:Purpose – This paper aims to examine the effect of self-reflection on employee creativity in China. The authors identifyindividual intellectualcapital (IIC) asa mediator andconcerns for face asa moderatorforthis relationship. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 351 dyads of full-time employees and their immediate supervisors from various Chinese companies were surveyed. Regression analysis and structural equation modelingwereusedtotesttheresearchmodel. Findings – Three dimensions of self-reflection significantly affect IIC and subsequently lead to employee creativity; IIC mediates the relationship between three dimensions of self-reflection and employee creativity; concernforfacenegativelymoderatestheeffectofIIConemployeecreativity. Practical implications – Managers can facilitate employees’ creativity by motivating them to conduct self-reflection and develop IIC, and by nurturing a safe atmosphere that allows individuals to take risks without losing face. Originality/value – This is one of the first empirical studies to investigate the mediating effects of IIC and the moderating effects of concerns for face on the relationship between self-reflection and creativity.

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Indexed by:Journal paper

Volume:13

Issue:4

Page Number:895-917，第一且通讯作者

ISSN No.:1750-614X

Translation or Not:no

Date of Publication:2019-11-04

Included Journals:SSCI