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Relationship Between Paternalistic Leadership and Employee Innovation: A Meta-Analysis Among Chinese Samples

Year: 2022

Type: review

Study designs: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis

Abstract: The meta-analysis was conducted to examine the relationships between three dimensions of paternalistic leadership and employee innovation in Chinese enterprises. There exists over a decade of empirical research on the influence of paternalistic leadership on employee innovation in China, but the findings from the various studies are not consistent. Sixty-nine studies from 2009 to 2021 were included in the meta-analysis, and 154 effect sizes were examined. The study found that two dimensions of paternalistic leadership (benevolent leadershipr= 0.396 and moral leadershipr= 0.329) were positively associated with employee innovation. In contrast, the dimension of authoritarian leadership was negatively associated with innovation (r= −0.151). Moderator analyses found that gender, the education level of employees, time, and the type of evaluation served as meaningful moderators. The moderating effects of outcome measure, the type of data collection method, and the type of publication were not significant. We discuss our limitations, implications for future studies, and practical implications for organizational management.

Source: Frontiers in Psychology

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.920006

Authors: Lin Lu, Kaiji Zhou, Yingzhao Wang, Sishi Zhu

Institutions: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Sichuan Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,950