Feeling Energized: A Multilevel Model of Spiritual Leadership, Leader Integrity, Relational Energy, and Job Performance

Relationally Charged: How and When Workplace Friendship Facilitates Employee Interpersonal Citizenship

“…Energy can be derived from external stimulus, internal cognition, and relational interactions (Cole et al, 2012;Baker, 2019). Relational energy refers to the specific energy generated from interpersonal interactions, which can influence an employee's work outcomes (Owens et al, 2016;Wang et al, 2018;Yang et al, 2019). For example, employees can receive relational energy when interacting with their humble leaders because the behaviors entailed in expressed humility represent social cues that can be interpreted as a form of non-material social giving (e.g., giving esteem and license), which can subsequently enhance their job performance (Wang et al, 2018).…”

“…This finding sheds light on how workplace friendship influences interpersonal citizenship by suggesting that individuals can derive relational energy from workplace friends, which subsequently, drives them to help others. We also empirically answer Owens et al's (2016) call for exploring coworkers as a viable source of relational energy, as existing research has primarily associated relational energy with leadership behavior (e.g., Wang et al, 2018;Yang et al, 2019). Third, we incorporate RISC to understand how individual relational energy and thus demonstration of interpersonal citizenship as consequences of workplace friendship are affected by one's interpersonal tendency.…”

“…As a heightened level of affective state, energy is seen as a renewable resource that connects workplace events and related outcomes (Quinn and Dutton, 2005;Cole et al, 2012;Quinn et al, 2012). For example, subordinates become energized when they receive a sense of calling and membership from their spiritual leaders, which in turn, make them more capable of performing their jobs (Yang et al, 2019). In this study, we are particularly interested in relational energy, which is defined as "a heightened level of psychological resourcefulness generated from interpersonal interactions that enhances one's capacity to do work" (Owens et al, 2016, p. 37), as its focus on energy generated from interpersonal interactions is in accordance with the interpersonal nature of workplace friendship.…”

Experiencing meaningfulness climate in teams: How spiritual leadership enhances team effectiveness when facing uncertain tasks

“…Spiritual leadership is a value‐based and spirit‐centered leading approach that values followers’ meaning of work (Fry, ). Indeed, recent research has noted that spiritual leaders can help employees improve performance by providing meaning and purpose to employees about their work roles (Yang, Liu, Wang, & Zhang, ). Given that specific leadership styles can shape facet‐specific climates (Boekhorst, ), we argue that spiritual leaders can foster a climate for work meaningfulness, which enhances team effectiveness reflected in team performance and team OCB.…”

“…Spiritual leadership is a value-based and spirit-centered leading approach that values followers' meaning of work (Fry, 2003). Indeed, recent research has noted that spiritual leaders can help employees improve performance by providing meaning and purpose to employees about their work roles (Yang, Liu, Wang, & Zhang, 2017).…”