The double-edged sword effects of leader perfectionism on employees' job performance: the moderating role of self-efficacy
The pursuit of perfection has become a common job requirement for modern organizations against the backdrop of increasingly fierce market competition. Drawing upon appraisal theory of emotion, we develop and test a model delineating the paradoxical role that leader perfectionism plays in predicting...
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| description | The pursuit of perfection has become a common job requirement for modern organizations against the backdrop of increasingly fierce market competition. Drawing upon appraisal theory of emotion, we develop and test a model delineating the paradoxical role that leader perfectionism plays in predicting employee's job performance. Specifically, we propose that leader perfectionism improves job performance through increased harmonious work passion and simultaneously hinders it through enhanced performance pressure. We further propose self-efficacy as boundary condition, such that the positive path through harmonious work passion is stronger and the negative path through performance pressure is weaker for individuals with higher (vs. lower) levels of self-efficacy. Finding from a three-wave and multisource field study provides support for our hypothesized predictions. Finally, we discuss theoretical and practical implications of this study. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5c5d0d4ab3194f2b819691b98774a5a62025-01-28T13:35:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-01-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.14120641412064The double-edged sword effects of leader perfectionism on employees' job performance: the moderating role of self-efficacyLingjiang ZhaoHaishen HuangThe pursuit of perfection has become a common job requirement for modern organizations against the backdrop of increasingly fierce market competition. Drawing upon appraisal theory of emotion, we develop and test a model delineating the paradoxical role that leader perfectionism plays in predicting employee's job performance. Specifically, we propose that leader perfectionism improves job performance through increased harmonious work passion and simultaneously hinders it through enhanced performance pressure. We further propose self-efficacy as boundary condition, such that the positive path through harmonious work passion is stronger and the negative path through performance pressure is weaker for individuals with higher (vs. lower) levels of self-efficacy. Finding from a three-wave and multisource field study provides support for our hypothesized predictions. Finally, we discuss theoretical and practical implications of this study.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1412064/fullleader perfectionismharmonious work passionperformance pressurejob performanceself-efficacyappraisal theory of emotion |
| spellingShingle | Lingjiang Zhao Haishen Huang The double-edged sword effects of leader perfectionism on employees' job performance: the moderating role of self-efficacy Frontiers in Psychology leader perfectionism harmonious work passion performance pressure job performance self-efficacy appraisal theory of emotion |
| title | The double-edged sword effects of leader perfectionism on employees' job performance: the moderating role of self-efficacy |
| title_full | The double-edged sword effects of leader perfectionism on employees' job performance: the moderating role of self-efficacy |
| title_fullStr | The double-edged sword effects of leader perfectionism on employees' job performance: the moderating role of self-efficacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | The double-edged sword effects of leader perfectionism on employees' job performance: the moderating role of self-efficacy |
| title_short | The double-edged sword effects of leader perfectionism on employees' job performance: the moderating role of self-efficacy |
| title_sort | double edged sword effects of leader perfectionism on employees job performance the moderating role of self efficacy |
| topic | leader perfectionism harmonious work passion performance pressure job performance self-efficacy appraisal theory of emotion |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1412064/full |
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