Curvilinear relationships between role stress and innovative performance: Moderating effects of perceived support for innovation |
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| Authors: | Kwok Leung Kuo‐Long Huang Chien‐Hsun Su Lin Lu |
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| Affiliation: | 1. City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China;2. Shih Chien University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;3. Chihlee Institute of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan;4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | Curvilinear relationships between role stress and innovative performance were explored in a study conducted in Taiwan and mainland China. Results showed that when perceived support for innovation was low, role conflict showed a U‐shaped relationship with both self‐rated and supervisor‐rated innovative performance, which contrasts sharply with the well known inverted U‐shaped relationship between challenge stress and performance. Role ambiguity showed a similar but weaker pattern with regard to supervisor‐rated innovative performance. When perceived support for innovation was high, role conflict showed a generally positive relationship with both self‐rated and supervisor‐rated innovative performance, but role ambiguity showed no significant relationship with supervisor‐rated innovative performance. Theoretical and applied implications of these findings are discussed. |
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