领导教练行为对员工创造性问题解决的影响：一个链式中介效应模型

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 创造性问题解决因使员工走出工作迷局而得到了学界和实务界的广泛关注。虽然理论上可以推导出领导教练行为有助于提升员工创造性问题解决，但关于领导教练行为通过怎样的内在机制来影响员工创造性问题解决并没有得到系统的阐释与实证研究。基于对现有研究缺口的认识，依托自我调节理论构建了一个包括链式中介效应模型。研究结果表明：（1）领导教练行为对员工创造性问题解决具有显著的正向影响作用；（2）心理安全感和批判性思维在领导教练行为与员工创造性问题解决关系之间起链式中介作用。研究结果对于从领导视角提升员工创造性问题解决提供了新颖的阐发，对员工创新管理实践也提供了有益的启示。

关键词: 领导教练行为, 心理安全感, 批判性思维, 创造性问题解决

Abstract: As a key element, creative problem-solving not only helps the organization to get competitive advantage and important prerequisite, but also promotes employees work performance. Creative problem-solving becomes one of management themes. Although existing researches suggest leader coaching behavior can help employee creative problem-solving, the effect of leader coaching behavior on employee creative problem-solving does not get fully explained. Empirical studies show mixed results and this relationship has remained ambiguous and contested. This paper constructs a chain mediation model based on the theory of self-regulation in order to fill the existing research gap. The results show that:(1) leader coaching behavior is positively related to employee creative problem-solving; (2) psychological safety and critical thinking mediate the relationship between leader coaching behavior and creative problem-solving. The research indicates that the mediation can better explain the mechanism of leader coaching behavior on creative problem-solving, which not only enriches and extends the scope of related leadership, but also provides a beneficial enlightenment to the employee innovation management practice.

Key words: leader coaching behavior, psychological safety, critical thinking, creative problem-solving

屠兴勇, 彭娅娅, 林琤璐, 赵紫薇. 领导教练行为对员工创造性问题解决的影响：一个链式中介效应模型[J]. 管理评论, 2021, 33(3): 182-191.

Tu Xingyong, Peng Yaya, Lin Zhenglu, Zhao Ziwei. The Mechanism of Leader Coaching Behavior on Employee Creative Problem-solving: A Model of the Joint Mediation[J]. Management Review, 2021, 33(3): 182-191.

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