RT Journal Article
T1 From LMX to Individual Creativity: Interactive Effect of Engagement and Job Complexity
A1 Vila Vázquez, Guadalupe
A1 Castro Casal, Carmen
A1 Álvarez Pérez, María Dolores
K1 LMX
K1 Engagement
K1 Job complexity
K1 Creativity
K1 High-tech and knowledge-based SMEs
AB This study explores how the quality of leader–member exchange (LMX) is associated with employees’ creativity via engagement, and the moderating role of a job characteristic related to knowledge (job complexity) in this relationship. A moderated mediation model was tested on a sample of 320 employees from emergent high-tech and knowledge-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Spain. The results supported an indirect influence of LMX on individual creativity through engagement. Additionally, this study found that job complexity accentuated the impact of engagement on creativity. More importantly, the findings confirmed that the intensity of the LMX–engagement–creativity relationship was moderated by job complexity. That is, the relationship was stronger when job complexity was high. Taken together, this study improves the understanding of the factors that contribute to increased employee creativity, an important outcome for high-tech and knowledge-based SMEs
PB MDPI
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23397
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23397
LA eng
NO Vila-Vázquez, G.; Castro-Casal, C.; Álvarez-Pérez, D. From LMX to Individual Creativity: Interactive Effect of Engagement and Job Complexity. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2626
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026