The when and how of psychological Capital’s upward contagion effect

Exploring through a cross-cultural lens

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ID12701413
AuthorsV Venkatanagarajan (0000-0002-6064-8218, Great Lakes Institute of Management, corresponding author), Maree Roche (0000-0003-2711-4895, The University of Auckland, Business School, Management and International Business, Auckland, New Zealand)
Year2023
Volume23
Issue2
Pages423-442
Publication date2023-07-24
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Cross Cultural Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1470-5958 • E-ISSN: 1741-2838
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14705958231186253
OpenAlexW4385199518
LanguageEN
References cited85

The underlying mechanisms through which psychological capital (PsyCap) spreads upward (from followers to leaders) have largely gone unstudied. As such, the focus of this article is to develop some of the theoretical underpinnings of how followership influences leader PsyCap and importantly, highlighting the possible boundary conditions involved in this spread. Specifically, we draw from the resource theory to speculate followers' leader-specific relational models, positive behaviors and LMX as the mechanisms serially underlying PsyCap’s upward contagion effect. Research propositions derived from the conceptual framework are presented. Implications for cross-cultural leadership and future research agenda conclude the article

Capital (architecture · Economics · Followership · Organizational Behavior · Positive economics · Positive psychological capital · Cultural Differences and Values · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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