Abstract Based on integration of Renqing-Mianzi theory and conservation of resources theory, the study focuses on comparing the direct and indirect impacts of leader-member exchange on employees’ bootleg innovation with that of supervisor-subordinate guanxi. After analyzing 257 multi-times and longitudinal data of seven companies by both bootstrapping and RWA-Web methods, it concludes that: ①Leader-member exchange has a positive impact on employees’ bootleg innovation; ②Relationships between leader-member exchange or supervisor-subordinate guanxi and employees’ bootleg innovation are partially or fully mediated by psychological capital; ③Direct or indirect effect through psychological capital between leader-member exchange or supervisor-subordinate guanxi and employees’ bootleg innovation differs respectively, and the degree of influence of leader-member exchange is stronger in contrast.
YANG Xiao,WEN Shaohai,WANG Hui. The Difference of Influence on the Employee’s Bootleg Innovation between Supervisor-Subordinate Guanxi and Leader-Member Exchange Relationship[J]. Chinese Journal of Management, 2024, 21(2): 202-.
