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Power of inclusive leadership: exploring the mediating role of identity-related processes and conditional effects of synergy diversity climate in nurturing positive employee behaviors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2023

Saima Naseer Open the ORCID record for Saima Naseer [Opens in a new window] ,
Dave Bouckenooghe Open the ORCID record for Dave Bouckenooghe [Opens in a new window] ,
Fauzia Syed  and
Aisha Haider
Saima Naseer*
Affiliation:
Goodman School of Business, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada Faculty of Management Sciences, International Islamic University, Sector H 10, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dave Bouckenooghe
Affiliation:
Goodman School of Business, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Fauzia Syed
Affiliation:
Faculty of Management Sciences, International Islamic University, Sector H 10, Islamabad, Pakistan
Aisha Haider
Affiliation:
Faculty of Management Sciences, International Islamic University, Sector H 10, Islamabad, Pakistan
*
Corresponding author: Email: saimanaseersheikh@yahoo.com, snaseer@brocku.ca, saima.naseer@iiu.edu.pk
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Abstract

Based on the fundamental principles of social identity theory, this study examines how inclusive leadership can help build employees' organizational identification, stimulate leader-directed helping behavior, and improve task performance by facilitating insider status and relational coordination. Furthermore, we explored how these relationships are conditional on the synergy diversity climate in a moderated mediation model. We collected temporally segregated data (n = 300) from employees in diverse workforces at three time intervals with a 2-week gap between intervals. The results support the indirect effects of inclusive leadership on employee outcomes through the development of perceived insider status and relational coordination. Additionally, these indirect effects are more pronounced at higher levels of a synergy diversity climate. In conclusion, our study offers critical insights into the diversity and leadership literature by answering why and under what conditions an inclusive leader can generate favorable employee outcomes.

Keywords

inclusive leadershipleader-directed helping behaviororganizational identificationperceived insider statusrelational coordinationsynergy diversity climatetask performance
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Research Article
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Journal of Management & Organization , First View , pp. 1 - 22
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press in association with the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management

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