Mianzi Consciousness, Constructive Controversy and Team Members' Creativity: Team Trust as a Multilevel Moderator

Abstract

Abstract: Team member creativity is an important source of enterprise innovation. However, the mechanism of how Mianzi consciousness influences team members' creativity is not clear in Chinese culture context. Based on identity theory, this paper constructs a cross level moderated mediation model. On the basis of theoretical model, the mediating role of constructive controversy and the moderating role of team trust on the relationship between Mianzi consciousness and team members' creativity are analyzed. Adopting Mplus statistical software, the model with the data from 392 employees from 51 project teams on high-tech enterprises is tested. The research results are as follows. Firstly, "desire to gain Mianzi" has a positive effect on team members' creativity; however, "fear of losing Mianzi" has a negative effect on team member creativity. Secondly, constructive controversy plays a mediating role in the relationship between Mianzi consciousness and team members' creativity. Thirdly, team trust at team level plays a moderating effect on the relationship between "desire to gain Mianzi" and team members' creativity, but the moderating effect is not significant on the relationship between "fear of losing Mianzi" and team members' creativity. Based on the conclusion of the study, some suggestions are proposed for team members to act more innovatively.

Key words: desire to gain Mianzi, fear of losing Mianzi, constructive controversy, creativity, team trust

Dai Wanliang, Lu Wenling, Yao Ya'nan, Jiang Guoping. Mianzi Consciousness, Constructive Controversy and Team Members' Creativity: Team Trust as a Multilevel Moderator[J]. Management Review, 2022, 34(7): 139-149.

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