Research on the Mechanism of Self-Verification Striving on Employee Creativity
HE Gang，LI Zhi，JIA Liangding，LU Fangmei
1. Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; 2. Nanjing Vocational University of Industry Technology, Nanjing, China; 3. Xiamen University, Xiamen， Fujian， China
Abstract：Drawing on the social-relational perspective of creativity, this study investigates the impact of employees’ self-verification striving on their creativity using two-wave, multi-source matched data from 657 members across 151 teams. The results indicate that, on the one hand, self-verification striving significantly enhances the quality of employees’ relationships with their supervisors (i.e., leader-member exchange), which in turn mediates the positive indirect effect of self-verification striving on employee creativity. On the other hand, self-verification striving also strengthens employees’ relationships with their coworkers (i.e., coworker friendliness); this improved peer relationship quality further serves as a pathway through which self-verification striving promotes employee creativity.
何刚，李智，贾良定，卢芳妹. 自我验证追求对员工创造力的影响机制研究[J]. 管理学报, 2025, 22(8): 1451-.
HE Gang，LI Zhi，JIA Liangding，LU Fangmei. Research on the Mechanism of Self-Verification Striving on Employee Creativity. Chinese Journal of Management, 2025, 22(8): 1451-.
