To Take or Not to Take the Risk? Influence of Empowering Leadership on Change-Oriented Organizational Citizenship Behavior

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Abstract

The importance of leadership and organizational citizenship behavior have been recognized in many research studies. However, the influence of empowering leadership on change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior and the cognitive mechanism to engage in such behavior have received little attention. By drawing on social cognitive theory, this study explores the direct effect of empowering leadership on change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior and its indirect effect through willingness to take risk. This study also examines the predictive effect from willingness to take risk and regulatory focus on change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior and the moderating effect from regulatory focus and perceived organizational support on the relationship between empowering leadership and willingness to take risk.

A nested data model using a 3-wave sample of 173 matched dyad relationships from nine financial institutions in Hong Kong using hierarchical linear modeling was tested. The results show that willingness to take risk can partially mediate the relationship between empowering leadership and change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior with interference from regulatory focus and perceived organizational support. While both willingness to take risk and promotion focus are proved to be predictors of change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior. Suggestions for future research and implications on management practice are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Engaged Management Scholarship (2019)
Pages1-27
Number of pages27
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Sept 2019
EventThe Ninth International Conference on Engaged Management Scholarship 2019 - Antwerp Management School, Antwerp, Belgium
Duration: 5 Sept 20197 Sept 2019
http://ssrn.com/link/9th-Intl-Conf-Engaged-Mgmt-Scholarship.html (Conference proceedings )

Conference

ConferenceThe Ninth International Conference on Engaged Management Scholarship 2019
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityAntwerp
Period5/09/197/09/19
Internet address

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