ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2022
A Study on Paradoxical Leadership and Multiple Path Mechanisms of Employees' Bootleg Innovation.
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- Job Crafting Through the Lens of Paradoxical Leadership: The Role of Positive Psychological Capital and Promotive Voice.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Coaching Leadership and Employees' Bootlegging Innovation Behavior in Chinese High-Tech Enterprises.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Influence of leader humility on bootlegging innovative behavior-a serial mediation model of work attention and thriving at work.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The effect of paradoxical leadership on nurse's job performance: the mediating role of thriving at work.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- How can ethical leadership increase employees' bootlegging innovation behavior in China?: a serial mediation model of psychological wellbeing and psychological entitlement.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Error management climate, psychological security, and employee bootleg innovation behavior: the moderating role of risk-taking traits.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Based on the social cognitive theory and cognitive-affective system theory, the purpose of this study is to explore how and when paradoxical leadership enhances employees' bootlegging innovation. To achieve this purpose, the authors proposed a double-chain mediation model in this study. Methods: Data with 342 questionnaires were collected for effective matching between employees and leaders at two time nodes. The hypotheses were validated by structural equation modeling and bootstrap approaches. Results: Results indicate that paradoxical leadership has a significant and positive impact on employees' bootleg innovation. In addition, psychological capital and thriving at work play a partial mediating role between paradoxical leadership and employees' bootlegging behaviors respectively and a chain mediating role between the two together. Moreover, there is no significant difference among the three mediating paths. Conclusion: The present research advances our understanding of bootleg innovation with a focus on the specific role of paradoxical leadership. Our findings, and especially those related to the role of psychological capital and thriving at work, reveal the influence mechanisms of paradoxical leadership on employees' bootleg innovation. At the same time, it is useful for understanding what leadership style can effectively stimulate employees' bootleg innovation.
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