While the heterogeneous knowledge of a diverse workforce sparks innovation,it also poses many management challenges.Therefore,human resource practices that seek unity while embracing diversity have become a hot topic ...While the heterogeneous knowledge of a diverse workforce sparks innovation,it also poses many management challenges.Therefore,human resource practices that seek unity while embracing diversity have become a hot topic in both academia and industry.Based on the conservation of resources theory,this study defines the components of diversity&inclusion human resource practice(DI-HRP),uncovers the mechanism by which it influences employees’innovative behavior through thriving at work,and examines the moderating role of shared leadership.Through multi-point tracking and hierarchical multiple regression analysis of 461 valid samples from 37 companies,this study finds that(1)DI-HRP positively influences employees’innovative behavior;(2)thriving at work mediates the relationship between DI-HRP and employees’innovative behavior;and(3)shared leadership positively moderates both the direct impact of DI-HRP on thriving at work and employees’innovative behavior,as well as the indirect effect via thriving at work.展开更多
基金supported by the National Social Science Foundation projects"A Cross-Level Longitudinal Study on the Impact of Ambidextrous Human Resource Practices on Innovation Performance in the Context of the Integration of Informatization and Industrialization"(No.16BCL107,2016.07-2018.12)"Research on the Content Structure and Mechanism of Inclusive Human Resource Practices in the Chinese Context"(No.20FGLB047,2020.10-2022.12).
文摘While the heterogeneous knowledge of a diverse workforce sparks innovation,it also poses many management challenges.Therefore,human resource practices that seek unity while embracing diversity have become a hot topic in both academia and industry.Based on the conservation of resources theory,this study defines the components of diversity&inclusion human resource practice(DI-HRP),uncovers the mechanism by which it influences employees’innovative behavior through thriving at work,and examines the moderating role of shared leadership.Through multi-point tracking and hierarchical multiple regression analysis of 461 valid samples from 37 companies,this study finds that(1)DI-HRP positively influences employees’innovative behavior;(2)thriving at work mediates the relationship between DI-HRP and employees’innovative behavior;and(3)shared leadership positively moderates both the direct impact of DI-HRP on thriving at work and employees’innovative behavior,as well as the indirect effect via thriving at work.
