The Double-edged Sword Effect of High Performance Work System on Employees' Radical Creativity Based on the Resource Conservation Perspective

Abstract

Abstract: The question whether HPWS can generate innovation is a hot topic, but no widely accepted conclusion has been reached so far in this regard. According to resource conservation theory, HPWS may lead employees to invest in resources and protect resources to form different goal orientations, which will further have different impact on employees' radical creativity. Furthermore, team leaders as agents of organization is an important condition for the performance of HPWS. This study examines the multilevel moderating effect of transformational and transactional leadership on the relationship between HPWS and radical creativity through indirect effect of employees' goal orientation. Based on a survey data of 285 employees, the research shows that the HPWS has a double-edged sword effect on employees' radical creativity. Transformational leadership at the team level positively moderates the indirect effect of HPWS on radical creativity through learning goal orientation. Team level transactional leadership negatively moderates the indirect effect of HPWS on radical creativity through performance goal orientation. It indicates that HPWS has a double-edged sword effect on employees' radical creativity. The research contributes to extending the theory of whether and how HPWS has influence on employee creativity.

Key words: high performance work system, radical creativity, resource conservation theory, double-edged sword, job demands-resources model

Wei Wei, Peng Jisheng, Hua Bin. The Double-edged Sword Effect of High Performance Work System on Employees' Radical Creativity Based on the Resource Conservation Perspective[J]. Management Review, 2020, 32(8): 215-227.

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