The Interpersonal Benefits of Leader Mindfulness: A Serial Mediation Model Linking Leader Mindfulness, Leader Procedural Justice Enactment, and Employee Exhaustion and Performance

Schuh, S.C. ;  Zheng, M.X. ;  Xin, K.R. ;  Fernandez, J.A.

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Although it is an increasingly popular assumption that leader mindfulness may positively affect leader behaviors and, in turn, employee outcomes, to date, little empirical evidence supports this view. Against this backdrop, the present research seeks to develop and test a serial mediation model of leader mindfulness. Specifically, we propose that leader mindfulness enhances employee performance and that this relationship is explained by increased leader procedural justice enactment and, subsequently, reduced employees’ emotional exhaustion. We conducted three studies to test this model. Study 1 involved employees from a wide range of organizations in the USA (N = 275 employees). Study 2 used a sample of leaders and employees from China and measured our model variables at three different points in time (N = 182 employees and 54 leaders). Both studies provide consistent support for our hypotheses. Finally, Study 3 involved a laboratory experiment in which 62 senior executives were assigned to either a mindfulness induction or to a control condition. Again, results revealed a significant and positive link between leader mindfulness and leader procedural justice enactment. In sum, these findings expand our understanding of mindfulness to the domain of leadership, a key area of organizational research. Moreover, they complement prior studies by showing that mindfulness dynamics go beyond intrapersonal effects but also influence the attitudes and behaviors of others. We discuss our findings in light of their contributions to the mindfulness, ethics, and leadership literatures and point out implications for practice.

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Emotional exhaustion ;  Employee performance ;  Experiment ;  Field study ;  Justice rule adherence ;  Leadership ;  Mindfulness ;  Procedural justice enactment ;  Serial mediation

China Business Survey 2016 中国商业报告

Fernandez, Juan Antonio ;  Xu, Bin ;  Zhou, Dongsheng ;  Puyuelo, Maria J.

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China Business Survey 2017 中国商业报告

Fernandez, Juan Antonio ;  Xu, Bin ;  Zhou, Dongsheng ;  Puyuelo, Maria J. ;  Dai, Yuwen

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Zhou, Dongsheng ;  Fernandez, Juan Antonio ;  Xu, Bin

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China Business Survey 2015 中国商业报告

Fernandez, Juan Antonio ;  Xu, Bin ;  Zhou, Dongsheng ;  Puyuelo, Maria J. ;  Li, Junjun

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How are foreign and domestic investors performing in China?

Fernandez, Juan Antonio

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How confident are investors about the future? Prof. Juan Fernández discusses findings from CEIBS Business in China Survey 2014.

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Why is the Shanghai Free Trade Zone important for businesses in China?

Fernandez, Juan Antonio

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Foreign and Chinese companies answer in Prof. Fernández' CEIBS Business in China Survey 2014.

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China Business Survey 2014 中国商业报告

Fernandez, Juan Antonio ;  Xu, Bin ;  Zhou, Dongsheng ;  Puyuelo, Maria J. ;  Li, Junjun

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CEIBS Business in China Survey 2014

Fernandez, Juan Antonio

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Juan A. Fernández, CEIBS Professor of Management, explains the findings of the CEIBS Business in China Survey 2014. This annual survey offers highly valuable insights from a broad cross-section of Chinese-owned and foreign-owned companies in China.

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Prof. Juan A. Fernandez Discusses Findings from CEIBS Business in China Survey 2013

Fernandez, Juan Antonio

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The CEIBS Business in China Survey is an annual survey of business executives working in China for both Chinese-owned and foreign-owned companies. This edition of the survey was completed by 1,214 executives, with 768 from Chinese companies and 446 from foreign companies. The survey, led by Professors Juan Antonio Fernandez, Xu Bin and Zhou Dongsheng, can be downloaded here: goo.gl/QG7iI

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