Leadership in Hybrid Workplaces: A Win-Win for Work-Innovation and Work-Family Balance Through Work-Related Flow?

Robin Edelbroek, Martine Coun (), Pascale Peters () and Robert J. Blomme ()
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Robin Edelbroek: Nyenrode Business Universiteit
Martine Coun: Open Universiteit
Pascale Peters: Nyenrode Business Universiteit
Robert J. Blomme: Nyenrode Business Universiteit

Chapter 13 in Virtual Management and the New Normal, 2023, pp 243-265 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Building on the mutual-gains perspective, the present chapter aimed to contribute to the discussion on the future way of (hybrid) working by drawing lessons from employees’ experiences with leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, we investigated the mediating role of work-related flow in the relationships between empowering and directive leadership behaviours, on the one hand, and innovative work-behaviour and work-family balance, on the other. We employed Partial Least squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) to analyse the perceptions, experiences, and behaviours of a group of employees (N = 172) regarding the study’s core variables during three phases of the COVID-19 pandemic (Summer 2020, Autumn 2020 and Winter 2021). Our findings show that work-related flow mediates the relationship between empowering leadership and innovative work-behaviour positively and the relationship between directive leadership and innovative behaviour negatively. However, we found no significant evidence for work-related flow mediating the relationship between leadership behaviour and work-family balance. Additionally, this chapter provides guidance for leaders leading a hybrid workforce.

Keywords: Mutual-gains perspective; Empowering leadership; Innovative work-behaviour; Work-family balance; Work-related flow (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06813-3_13

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