Abstract
Drawing on social cognitive theory, this paper examines whether self-reflection mediates the association between workplace ostracism and team members' creativity, and whether this mediating effect is moderated by high-involvement work practices (HIWPs). We construct and test a cross-level model using multilevel path analysis to analyse data collected from 81 teams (a total of 393 members) in China. The results show that workplace ostracism negatively influences team members' reflection but positively influences rumination, which in turn affects individual creativity. Furthermore, HIWPs negatively moderate the effects of workplace ostracism on self-reflection, and moderate the linkages among workplace ostracism, reflection/rumination and team members' creativity. Finally, theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Management and Organization |
| Early online date | 26 Apr 2022 |
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| Publication status | Early online date - 26 Apr 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research is partly supported by The Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities in China (Grant No. 2017XKQY087), The Humanities and Social Sciences Research Funds of the Chinese Education Ministry (Grant No. 17YJA630104), The Social science Research Funds of Jiangsu province of China (Grant No. 19GLB014) and The Double First-Class Initiative Project for Cultural Evolution and Creation of China University of Mining and Technology (Grant No. 2018WHCC03/05).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2022.
Keywords
- High-involvement work practices
- self-reflection
- team member' creativity
- workplace ostracism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management