The Effect of Leader Humor on Employees' Feedback-seeking Behavior: The Mediation Role of PROmotion Focus

REN Wei; JIAN Hao

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REN Wei, JIAN Hao. The Effect of Leader Humor on Employees' Feedback-seeking Behavior: The Mediation Role of PROmotion Focus[J]. Journal of Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, 2020, 35(6): 32-41.

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REN Wei, JIAN Hao. The Effect of Leader Humor on Employees' Feedback-seeking Behavior: The Mediation Role of PROmotion Focus[J]. Journal of Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, 2020, 35(6): 32-41.

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The Effect of Leader Humor on Employees' Feedback-seeking Behavior: The Mediation Role of PROmotion Focus

REN Wei,
JIAN Hao

School of Business Administration.Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Guangzhou 510320, China

Received Date: 2020-08-03
Available Online: 2021-04-26
Publish Date: 2020-12-28

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Based on the regulatory focus theory, this study explores the influence of leader humor styles on employees' feedback-seeking behavior and the mediation role of PROmotion focus as well as the moderation role of employees' locus of control. Empirical results indicate that leader humor has a significant impact on employees' feedback-seeking behavior; affiliate humor is positively correlated with employees' feedback-seeking behavior, while AGgressive humor is negatively correlated with it; PROmotion focus mediates the relationship between leader humor and employees' feedback-seeking behavior; the employees' locus of control play a negative role in moderation between leader humor and PROmotion focus. This study enriches the researches of the mechanism for leader humor.
- leader humor,
- humor style,
- feedback-seeking behavior,
- PROmotion focus,
- employees' locus of control,
- organizational behavior

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