Does relationship conflict reduce novel idea communication through perceived leader openness? Power distance orientation as a moderator

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate why followers have low perceptions of leader openness and thus feel reluctant to communicate novel ideas by examining leader–follower relationship conflict (i.e. interpersonal incompatibility) and a follower’s power distance orientation (i.e. an acceptance of...

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Main Author: TSAI, Ming-Hong
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-51912024-04-08T04:10:47Z Does relationship conflict reduce novel idea communication through perceived leader openness? Power distance orientation as a moderator TSAI, Ming-Hong Purpose: This paper aims to investigate why followers have low perceptions of leader openness and thus feel reluctant to communicate novel ideas by examining leader–follower relationship conflict (i.e. interpersonal incompatibility) and a follower’s power distance orientation (i.e. an acceptance of uneven power distribution in organizations) as antecedents. Design/methodology/approach: The research administrators conducted a three-wave work behavior survey in Study 1, a laboratory experiment in Study 2, and an online experiment in Study 3. Findings: The results demonstrated that leader–follower relationship conflict reduced followers’ perceptions of leader openness. However, the negative impact of relationship conflict became non-significant when followers have high power distance orientations (i.e. an acceptance of uneven power distribution in organizations). The findings also showed an indirect interaction effect of leader–follower relationship conflict and followers’ power distance orientation on the followers’ communication of novel ideas through the followers’ perceptions of leader openness. Originality/value: The research suggests that followers with higher power distance orientations are more likely to communicate novel ideas consistently because their relationship conflicts with their leaders do not negatively influence their perceptions of leader openness. Although researchers traditionally view cultures with a high level of power distance value as an obstacle to employee creativity, the present study reveals the benefits of an individual-level power distance orientation. 2024-03-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3933 info:doi/10.1108/IJCMA-10-2023-0212 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5191/viewcontent/manu_mht.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Leader-follower relationship conflict Novel idea communication Perceived leader openness Power distance orientation Industrial and Organizational Psychology Leadership Studies Social Psychology
institution Singapore Management University
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Singapore
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topic Leader-follower relationship conflict
Novel idea communication
Perceived leader openness
Power distance orientation
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Leadership Studies
Social Psychology
spellingShingle Leader-follower relationship conflict
Novel idea communication
Perceived leader openness
Power distance orientation
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Leadership Studies
Social Psychology
TSAI, Ming-Hong
Does relationship conflict reduce novel idea communication through perceived leader openness? Power distance orientation as a moderator
description Purpose: This paper aims to investigate why followers have low perceptions of leader openness and thus feel reluctant to communicate novel ideas by examining leader–follower relationship conflict (i.e. interpersonal incompatibility) and a follower’s power distance orientation (i.e. an acceptance of uneven power distribution in organizations) as antecedents. Design/methodology/approach: The research administrators conducted a three-wave work behavior survey in Study 1, a laboratory experiment in Study 2, and an online experiment in Study 3. Findings: The results demonstrated that leader–follower relationship conflict reduced followers’ perceptions of leader openness. However, the negative impact of relationship conflict became non-significant when followers have high power distance orientations (i.e. an acceptance of uneven power distribution in organizations). The findings also showed an indirect interaction effect of leader–follower relationship conflict and followers’ power distance orientation on the followers’ communication of novel ideas through the followers’ perceptions of leader openness. Originality/value: The research suggests that followers with higher power distance orientations are more likely to communicate novel ideas consistently because their relationship conflicts with their leaders do not negatively influence their perceptions of leader openness. Although researchers traditionally view cultures with a high level of power distance value as an obstacle to employee creativity, the present study reveals the benefits of an individual-level power distance orientation.
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author TSAI, Ming-Hong
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title Does relationship conflict reduce novel idea communication through perceived leader openness? Power distance orientation as a moderator
title_short Does relationship conflict reduce novel idea communication through perceived leader openness? Power distance orientation as a moderator
title_full Does relationship conflict reduce novel idea communication through perceived leader openness? Power distance orientation as a moderator
title_fullStr Does relationship conflict reduce novel idea communication through perceived leader openness? Power distance orientation as a moderator
title_full_unstemmed Does relationship conflict reduce novel idea communication through perceived leader openness? Power distance orientation as a moderator
title_sort does relationship conflict reduce novel idea communication through perceived leader openness? power distance orientation as a moderator
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2024
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3933
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5191/viewcontent/manu_mht.pdf
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