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Work reflection during leisure time and employee creativity: The role of psychological capital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 June 2020

Zhining Wang*
Affiliation:
School of Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
Lijun Meng
Affiliation:
School of Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
Shaohan Cai
Affiliation:
Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Ling (Alice) Jiang
Affiliation:
School of Business, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
*
*Corresponding author. Email: wzncumt@126.com

Abstract

This paper explores the relationships among positive and negative work reflection during leisure time, psychological capital, and radical and incremental creativity. We collected data from 500 dyads of employees and their direct supervisors, and employed the structural equation model to test our research hypotheses. The results reveal that positive work reflection during leisure time is positively related to radical and incremental creativity, while negative work reflection during leisure time is negatively related to the two types of creativity. Our findings also suggest that psychological capital mediates the effects of positive and negative work reflection during leisure time on radical and incremental creativity.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2020

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