Inclusive Leadership in the Chinese Context:Dimension Structure,Scale Development,and Impact Examination
As a crucial strategy for companies to effectively manage diverse employees,inclusive leadership has garnered extensive attention from management practitioners and scholars in recent years.However,current research is predominantly based on Western contexts,lacking the conceptualization and development of effective measurement instruments for inclusive leadership in Eastern contexts.To address this gap,this study initially employed the grounded theory research method to construct a conceptual model and dimensional structure(fault tolerance,tall toppy acceptance,and openness to difference)of inclusive leadership in the Chinese context through semi-structured interviews with 27 business workers.Subsequently,this study followed a rigorous scale development process and utilized sample data from three different corporate settings to form a 14-item inclusive leadership scale with good reliability and validity.Finally,through a two-stage questionnaire survey involving 154 full-time employees,this study tested the positive effects of inclusive leadership on employee leader satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior.The study also explored the mediating role of employee leader satisfaction between inclusive leadership and organizational citizenship behavior.This study contributes a valid measurement instrument for subsequent studies on inclusive leadership within the Chinese context and provided practical insights for companies aiming to cultivate inclusive leadership to effectively address the challenges of managing diverse employees.
Inclusive LeadershipFault ToleranceTall Toppy AcceptanceOpenness to Difference
NETL
NSTL
万方数据
维普
