TITLE:
Research on the Influence of Leader Humor on the Proactive Behavior of Post-90s Employees—The Mediating Effect of Positive Emotions and the Moderating Effect of Leader-Member Exchange
AUTHORS:
Xiaotun Chen, Bingjie Yang, Yixuan Lu
KEYWORDS:
Post-90s Employees, Leader Humour, Leader-Member Exchange Relationship, Employee Proactive Behavior, Positive Emotions
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.12 No.1,
January
30,
2024
ABSTRACT: In the workplace, post-90s
employees are the main new force, who are active in thinking and concerned
about themselves. Based on social exchange theory and affective event theory,
this paper explores the relationship between leader humor and proactive
behaviors of post-90s employees based on Chinese organizational context, and
analyses the mechanisms and paths that influence employees’ own proactive
behaviors. The results confirm that: leader humor has a positive influence on
the proactive behavior of post-90s employees; positive emotions play a partial
mediating role between the two; and the leader-member exchange relationship
positively moderates the relationship between leader humor and positive
emotions.