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How and When Humble Leadership Impact Employee’s Well-Being: A Moderated Mediation Model
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Abstract
This study aimed to explore how humble leadership affects employees’ autonomy need satisfaction and workplace well-being, and whether employees’ prevention regulation focus can moderate the association between humble leadership and autonomy need satisfaction. A questionnaire survey finally produced 222 valid cases. According to the results, humble leadership significantly impacts employees’ workplace well-being through autonomy need satisfaction, and employees’ prevention regulatory focus amplify the positive relationship between humble leadership and autonomy need satisfaction. The current research is extended in terms of humble leadership and workplace well-being.
Keywords
autonomy need satisfaction, workplace well-being, humble leadership, prevention regulatory focus
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries (ICEIPI 2021), Part 1
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-915371-00-3
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-915371-01-0
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- 26 December 2021
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- Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7048
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- 2753-7056
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-7048/1/ICEIPI_203
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