Author(s)

Qiuhong Zhang

Corresponding Author

Qiuhong Zhang

Abstract

Previous research on humble leaders focused on how humble leaders positively influence subordinate behavior, while we focus on the psychological health effects of humble leadership behavior on leadership. Based on the theory of resource conservation, we propose that humble leaders will not only bring benefits to subordinates and organizations, but also reduce the consumption of resources by humble leaders. In particular, our results show that (1) Humble leaders are negatively related with turnover intentions, and postively related with work enagement; (2) humble leaders reduce their turnover intentions by reducing their emotional exhaustion. (3) Humble leaders increase their work engagement by reducing emotional exhaustion. (4) Humble leaders' perception of their own power moderate the indirect relationship , and the greater the perceived power, the stronger the indirect relationship.

Keywords

Humble leadership, Emotional exhaustion, Turnover intentions, Work engagement, Power perception