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The Journal of Positive Psychology
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Volume 17, 2022 - Issue 3
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How a grateful leader trait can cultivate creative employees: A dual-level leadership process model

Chenwei Lia Management Department, Lam Family College of Business, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Chia-Huei Wub Department of Management and Marketing, School of Business, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Michael E. Brownc Department of Management, School of Business, The Pennsylvania State University, Erie, PA, USA
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Yuntao Dongd Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Haidian Qu, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 389-399 | Received 19 Apr 2020, Accepted 21 Dec 2020, Published online: 19 Feb 2021
 
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ABSTRACT

Does trait gratitude shape leaders’ behavior and thus followers’ outcomes? We developed and tested a model linking leader’s trait gratitude to ethical leadership and leader–member exchange (LMX), and examine their impacts on followers’ felt psychological safety and thus creativity at work. Using multi-wave, multi-source survey data from 295 subordinates and 76 supervisors, we found that leader’s trait gratitude was positively associated with ethical leadership at the team level and LMX at the individual (follower) level. In turn, both ethical leadership and LMX contribute to followers’ felt psychological safety and ultimately improve creative performance at work. Our study extends gratitude research by examining how trait gratitude can shape leadership influence on followers.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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