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  • Organizational Behavior
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Complementary fit theory provides a framework for understanding interpersonal dynamics.
  • Leader-employee relationships are crucial for fostering innovation within organizations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the moderating role of dynamic tenure on the relationship between leader-employee humor congruence/incongruence and employee innovative behavior.
  • To explore how different levels of humor alignment between leaders and employees influence innovative outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized polynomial regression and response surface methodology for hypothesis testing.
  • Collected data from 108 leader-employee dyads in Chinese information technology companies.

Main Results:

  • Employee innovative behavior was highest when leaders and employees exhibited incongruent humor styles.
  • In cases of incongruence, employees demonstrated greater innovation when their humor was more pronounced than their leaders'.
  • Congruent humor at high levels between leaders and employees also correlated with increased innovative behavior.

Conclusions:

  • Dynamic tenure significantly moderates the impact of leader-employee humor congruence on innovative behavior.
  • The study highlights the novel importance of leader-employee humor alignment in driving innovation.
  • Findings offer practical insights for organizations aiming to enhance employee creativity and innovation through tailored humor dynamics.