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Shared Leadership and Employee Innovation in Chinese Cultural Context
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Abstract
Shared leadership, an emerging leadership model, emphasizes the distribution of leadership responsibilities and authority among team members. This article synthesizes the research on how shared leadership fosters innovation. This impact is through a range of mechanisms such as enhanced team collaboration, accountability, employee autonomy, continuous learning, and improved information flow. The unique feature of Chinese culture, such as collectivism, also play a role in the impact of shared leadership among Chinese organizations. The review in general indicates that shared leadership effectively motivates employees' creativity and innovative behavior, thereby enhancing overall organizational innovation performance.
Keywords
Shared leadership, Employee Innovation, Chinese Context
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Wei,J. (2024). Shared Leadership and Employee Innovation in Chinese Cultural Context. Advances in Social Behavior Research,12,5-7.
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