Seminar (Dept. of Organization and Human Resources)

Theme：Paradoxical Leadership, Creative Idea Generation, and Innovative Work Behaviors: Moderating Roles of Paradoxical Mindset and Team Diversity

Speaker：Cynthia Lee (Northeastern University)

Time：2021-06-02 09:00

Address：Room 1008, Mingde Business Building, Zoom Meeting

Language：Chinese/English

Venue: Room 1008, Mingde Business Building

Zoom Meeting https://zoom.com.cn/j/83913581661?pwd=NnVtNnBVeHJuNlplMGVtS2I0MkVZQT09 

Meeting ID：839 1358 1661

Password：478951

ABSTRACT： 

Complex organizational processes that feature paradoxical tensions require leadership to resolve the paradoxes in ways that motivate followers. Despite growing interest in paradoxical leadership, empirical research remains limited and mostly focused on the impacts of paradoxical leadership behaviors (PLB), with less attention paid to possible relevant boundary conditions. The current study drawing on the paradoxical lens, and seeks to investigate how and when PLB contributes to creative idea generation and innovative work behaviors. We propose that employees’ paradoxical mindsets and team members’ cultural homogeneity enhance the relationships between PLB and creative idea generation and thereby contribute to more innovative work behaviors. A sample of 183 team members and 37 leaders of 37 homogenous and multicultural R&D teams from a Chinese multinational organization provide support for the hypotheses, revealing insights for practice and further research.

SHORT BIOGRAPHY：

Cynthia Lee is the Professor, Management and Organizational Development Group, D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University. She received her Ph.D. from University of Maryland. She is an AOM and SIOP Fellow and is a member of the Society of Organizational Behavior. Her research primarily focuses on the nature of work and employee-employer relationships and proactivity in Chinese contexts. She has coauthored over 80 journal papers and book chapters. She has received several awards including the Nash Outstanding Doctoral Alumni Award, University of Maryland.