How and when does follower's strengths-based leadership contribute to follower work engagement? The roles of strengths use and core self-evaluation. (May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ding, He; Yu, Enhai
• Is Part Of: German journal of human resource management =. Volume 36:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 180
• Page End: 196
• Publication Date: 2022-05
• Subjects: Core self-evaluation -- follower's strengths-based leadership -- path analysis -- strengths use -- work engagement; Personnel management -- Periodicals; Personnel management -- Germany -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 658.3
• DOI: 10.1177/23970022211053284
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2397-0022

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship of follower's strengths-based leadership (FSBL) with follower work engagement. Additionally, this study also examined the mediational effect of employee strengths use and the moderating effect of core self-evaluation (CSE) on the relationship between FSBL and follower work engagement. Data were garnered at two points in time with a time lag of 2 months. Moderated-mediation path analysis with a total of 238 employees working in a research and design institute in Beijing was deployed to examine our hypotheses. As hypothesized, FSBL was a statistically significant predictor of work engagement, and strengths use acted as a mediator in the FSBL-work engagement relationship. In addition, we also found that CSE significantly and negatively moderates the direct effect of FSBL on strengths use and the indirect effect of FSBL on work engagement through strengths use. This study advances the FSBL theory and research and provides a new insight into the driving force of work engagement.