How do servant leadership and self-esteem at work shape family performance in China? A resource gain development perspective. Issue 3 (9th July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Diwan; Li, Yanping; Hu, Yanghong; Tu, Yidong
• Is Part Of: Management decision. Volume 60:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 550
• Page End: 566
• Publication Date: 2021-07-09
• Subjects: Gender -- Servant leadership -- Chinese traditionality -- Family performance -- General self-esteem -- Work-to-family facilitation; Management -- Periodicals; 658.403
• DOI: 10.1108/MD-08-2020-1104
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-1747

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: Drawing on the resource gain development (RGD) perspective, this study is aimed to examine how servant leadership as an environmental resource and general self-esteem as a personal resource influence employees' family performance through work-to-family facilitation (WFF) and explore the moderating effects of gender and Chinese traditionality on the relationship between servant leadership and WFF. Design/methodology/approach: Two-wave data were collected from 369 employees in China. The structural equation model and path analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings: The results confirm that WFF mediates the effects of servant leadership and employees' general self-esteem on employees' family performance. Gender and Chinese traditionality moderate the relationship between servant leadership and WFF. Originality/value: This study contributes to existing research by revealing how specific environmental resources (servant leadership) and personal resources (general self-esteem) impact employee family performance through WFF; it also identifies gender and Chinese traditionality as demand characteristics which moderate the effect of environmental resources on WFF.