Leaders’ positive and implicit followership theory and team creativity in a university scientific research team

Keywords:
leaders’ positive and implicit followership theory, team creativity, team empowerment climate, team trust, university scientific research team, leader–member exchange, implicit followership
Abstract

The promotion of team creativity has recently become a focus in leadership research. From the perspectives of the input–process–output model and social cognitive theory, we explored leaders’ positive and implicit followership theory (LPIFT) and examined team creativity, with 417 paired postgraduate and supervisor participants from a university scientific research team. Results show that LPIFT had a significant positive impact on team creativity, and that team trust (cognitive and emotional) mediated this relationship. Further, team empowerment climate positively moderated both the relationship between LPIFT and team trust (cognitive and emotional) and the mediating role of team trust (cognitive and emotional). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Author Biographies
  1. Lei Wang, Northeast Agricultural University

    College of Economics and Management

  2. Yuxin Wu, Northeast Agricultural University

    College of Economics and Management

  3. Chang Liu, Northeast Agricultural University
    College of Economics and Management
  4. Yuming Wan, Northeast Agricultural University

    College of Economics and Management

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Published
2021-01-15
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