Creativity under workload pressure and integrative complexity: The double-edged sword of paradoxical leadership

• Published in: Organizational behavior and human decision processes Vol. 155; pp. 7 - 19
• Main Authors: Shao, Yan, Nijstad, Bernard A., Täuber, Susanne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Creative self-efficacy; Creativity; Integrative complexity; Paradoxical leader behavior; Tension; Workload pressure; Integrative complexity; Creative self-efficacy; Tension; Workload pressure; Paradoxical leader behavior; Creativity

•Paradoxical leader behavior (PLB) may fuel creativity in demanding situations.•Workload pressure and integrative complexity moderate the PLB-creativity link.•Effects of PLB on creativity are positive only when both moderators are high.•The effects are negative when workload is high and integrative...