Relationship between Future Work Self Salience and Feedback Seeking Behavior: The Impact of Transformational Leadership and Work Engagement

Abstract

Abstract: From the perspective of resource conservation theory, this paper explores the mechanism and boundary condition of future work self salience and feedback seeking behavior in order to verify the mediating role of job engagement and the two-stage moderating role of transformational leadership in the model. Using confirmatory factor analysis, hierarchical regression and moderated-mediation effect test, the model is validated by 255 sample data. The results show that future work self salience has a positive effect on feedback seeking behavior, future work self salience indirectly influences feedback seeking behavior through work engagement, transformational leadership has a magnifying effect in the process of future work self salience affect feedback seeking behavior through work engagement. Finally, based on the conclusions of the study, we propose a potential direction for companies to increase feedback seeking behavior.

Key words: future work self salience, feedback seeking behavior, work engagement, transformational leadership

Lin Xinqi, Xu Yangyang. Relationship between Future Work Self Salience and Feedback Seeking Behavior: The Impact of Transformational Leadership and Work Engagement[J]. Management Review, 2021, 33(7): 216-226.

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