The double-edged sword of leader humility: Investigating when and why leader humility promotes versus inhibits subordinate deviance

• Published in: Journal of applied psychology Vol. 105; no. 7; p. 693
• Main Authors: Qin, Xin, Chen, Chen, Yam, Kai Chi, Huang, Mingpeng, Ju, Dong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Employment - psychology; Humans; Leadership; Self Concept; Social Behavior; Social Interaction; Social Perception

Extant research has uniformly demonstrated that leader humility is beneficial for subordinates, teams, and even organizations. Drawing upon attribution theory, we challenge this prevailing conclusion by identifying a potential dark side of leader humility and suggesting that leader humility can be a...