Chinese Management Studies: Volume 15 Issue 4

Guest editorial

Shuming Zhao, Mingwei Liu, Meng Xi

Is the uncertainty of gaining legitimacy from organizational change an antecedent of employees’ resistance to change?

Hong Liu, Jinfan Zhou, Huanchen Liu, Beining Xin

This research aims to investigate whether the uncertainty of gaining legitimacy from organizational change is an important antecedent of resistance to change and to explore why…

A moderated mediation model of idiosyncratic deals and innovative performance of R&D employees: roles of vitality

Yufang Huang, Xin Chen

As personalized work arrangements, idiosyncratic deals can activate employees’ energy and thus affect their innovative performance. The purpose of this study was to examine…

Striving for inclusion: evidence from China using a latent profile approach

Jiaojiao Qu, Shuming Zhao, Yixuan Zhao

This study aims to identify profiles of inclusion in the workplace to provide evidence-based guidance to build an inclusive organization.

Status-striving orientation, creative deviance engagement and employee creativity: perspective of structural strain

Zhiqiang Liu, Xiaoqing Pan, Tingting Zhu

This study aims to examine why and when employees engage in creative deviance to develop creativity in China. Drawing on strain theory, the authors examined creative deviance…

Intrapreneurship in the digital era: driven by big data and human resource management?

Wenhai Wan, Longjun Liu

This study aims to investigate whether big data enabling (BDE) and empowerment-focused human resource management (EHRM) can effectively promote employee intrapreneurship and their…

Job characteristics and millennial employees’ creative performance: a dual-process model

Min Zhang, Yixuan Zhao

Based on previous research on millennial employee management in China, this study aims to extend the understanding of the underlining mechanisms and boundary conditions between…

Effects of developmental HR practices on management innovation: a scenario experiment study

Jie Huang, Chunyong Tang, Ting Deng

This research aims to examine the influence of developmental human resources (HR) practices on management innovation. Drawing on social exchange theory, this paper analyzes the…

How does paradoxical leadership promote bootlegging: a TPB-based multiple mediation model

Jianfeng Jia, Zhi Liu, Yuyan Zheng

This study aims to explore the antecedents of bootlegging from the perspective of paradoxical leadership. Based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), it examines a multiple…

Linking CEO relationship-focused leadership and corporate entrepreneurship: a multilevel moderated mediation model

Yueyue Liu, Meng Xi, Feifei Li, Xiulin Geng

Corporate entrepreneurship is an important way for organizations to gain competitive advantages and achieve sustainable development. However, few studies pay attention to the…