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June 28, 2026Humanities and Social Sciences CommunicationsOpen Access

The influence of leader humor on employee constructive deviance: a multi-method approach

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ZCZhisong CuiCNChilombo NanyangweBLBolong Liu

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Overview

Multi-method approach investigates how leader humor affects employee constructive deviance, highlighting key influences.

Key Points

  • This research aims to examine how leader humor influences employee constructive deviance and identify the underlying mechanisms.
  • Conducted a scenario-based experiment to establish causal relationships.
  • Implemented a two-wave questionnaire survey for replication and deeper analysis.
  • Applied fsQCA to identify combined effects of antecedents and demographics.
  • Leader humor significantly promotes employee constructive deviance.
  • LMX mediates the relationship between leader humor and constructive deviance.
  • Proactive personality significantly enhances constructive deviance and moderates the mediation effect through LMX.

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Cui et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a40b92b61bb0a67205c586ehttps://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-08032-y
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