Extending engaging leadership beyond work: the role of hope and positive affect on work-to-family enrichment
Stephanie W.X. Wang, Raymond Loi, Cheris W.C. ChowPurpose
The purpose of this article is to examine the effects of engaging leadership on employees’ work-to-family enrichment (WFE) by focusing on the mediating role of hope and positive affect and the moderating role of core self-evaluation (CSE).
Design/methodology/approach
Two-wave time-lagged data were collected using the online survey research design. The participants included 264 service employees working in the hotel industry in China.
Findings
Perceived engaging leadership was positively related to employees’ WFE, mediated by their hope and positive affect. In addition, employees’ CSE strengthened the mediating effect of hope on the relationship between engaging leadership and WFE.
Practical implications
The findings reveal that engaging leadership, employees’ hope, positive affect and CSE can facilitate the employees’ WFE.
Originality/value
This study addressed the under-explored relationship between engaging leadership and WFE and provided new directions for engaging leadership and work-family relationship research.