“真伪性”视角下的谦逊领导行为:双刃剑效应和转化机制

The conversion mechanism and double-edged sword effect of expressed leader humility from the perspective of leader authenticity

本文突破了以往研究过于聚焦谦逊领导积极效应的局限,从领导者谦逊行为动机出发,认为领导的谦逊表达实际上存在两种动机:真心实意的内在特质表达或逢场作戏的自我展现策略,其领导有效性存在差异。基于上述思路,本文以谦逊领导的“真伪性”辨析为核心,构建谦逊领导积极效应、消极效应和转化机制模型。具体而言,首先从“下属应对”视角,构建真实性领导谦逊下的员工发展策略模型,和策略性领导谦逊下的员工生存策略模型与迎合策略模型;其次,从“组织转化”视角,揭示策略性领导谦逊的个人层面形成机制与组织层面干预机制。研究成果将丰富谦逊领导理论研究版图,为大变局背景下发挥谦逊领导独特效用、将管理“伪君子”现象“化虚为实”提供组织应对思路。

Prior studies overwhelmingly focused on the positive effects of leader humility,which may neglect the implicit behavioral motivation of leader’s humble expression.Moving beyond the general positive effect,this research recognized two distinct motivations that actually exist behind the expressed humility:the authentic expression of internal trait or self-expression strategy of self-interesting,which may have different effectiveness.Drawing from the distinguish of authentic or hypocritical of leader humility,this study develops positive effect model of authentic leader humility,negative effect model of strategic leader humility,and conversion effect model of strategic leader humility.Specifically,from the“follower reaction”perspective,this study first develops a developing strategy model for employees under authentic humble leader,and survival strategy model and ingratiate strategy model for employees under strategical humble leader.From“leader conversion”perspective,this study further reveals the formation mechanism of strategic leader humility at the individual level,and verifies the intervention mechanism of strategic leader humility at the organizational level.This research contributes to expand the understanding of leader humility theory,as well as provide potential directions for managers to fully stimulate authentic effectiveness of leader humility in the era of post-pandemic.