The Double-edged Sword Effect of Feeling Trusted on Bootlegging

Abstract

Abstract: Based on the theory of purposeful work behavior, the study explores the double-edged sword mechanism of feeling trusted on bootlegging from an environment-individual interaction perspective, verifies the dual chain mediation role of autonomous motivation, ego depletion and creative process engagement, and analyzes the boundary role of openness to experience. The results show that the double-edged sword effect of feeling trusted on bootlegging will be affected by openness to experience. When employees have high openness to experience, feeling trusted will stimulate autonomous motivation to enhance creative process engagement, thus promoting bootlegging; When employees have low openness to experience, feeling trusted will lead to ego depletion, reduce employees’ creative process engagement, and thus inhibit the occurrence of bootlegging.

Key words: feeling trusted, bootlegging, openness to experience, creative process engagement

Wang Hongyu, Kou Xianliu. The Double-edged Sword Effect of Feeling Trusted on Bootlegging[J]. Management Review, 2025, 37(8): 143-154.

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