The Impact Of Inclusive Leadership On Employee’s Proactive Behavior:the Moderating Effect Of Power Distance

With the development of economic globalization and the transformation and upgrading of China’s social economy,enterprises are faced with a more complex internal and external environment,and complex management situations in organizations also need new ways of leadership.Differentiation and diversification are the outstanding characteristics of the current organization’s human resources.Knowledge workers and new-generation employees not only demand a sense of belonging,but also expect the organization to recognize and encourage their “different”,respected,understood,and tolerated times.The appeal is stronger.Inclusive leaders adhere to people-oriented,respect and understand the needs of employees,recognize and accept the differences between employees,treat employees equally and recognize their value,and inclusive leaders adapt to the trend of economic development and become a new and new It is better to integrate the special leadership methods of people and things,so it is getting more and more attention from scholars.Studies have found that inclusive cultures have different connotations in different cultural environments.An inclusive leadership questionnaire was prepared on the basis of literature review and interviews.Through literature review and interviews,explore the connotation and dimensions of inclusive leadership,and develop an inclusive leadership questionnaire suitable for Chinese cultural context.At the same time,it explores the relationship between inclusive leadership and employee’s active behavior and the role of power distance in it.The research results are as follows:(1)The inclusive leadership questionnaire compiled includes three dimensions: openness,supportiveness and tolerance.The internal consistency reliability coefficient of the questionnaire is above 0.90,which has a significant positive correlation with the criterion,which is suitable for employees in China.Measurement and assessment of inclusive leadership.(2)Inclusive leadership can positively predict employee initiative.(3)The power distance plays a regulatory role between the inclusive leadership and the employee’s active behavior.Under the high power distance,the positive effect of the inclusive leadership on the employee’s active behavior will be reduced.The findings can provide recommendations for business organization management.From the perspective of leadership,we should remain open,respectful and tolerant in our work,and create good leadership-membership.From the perspective of enterprises,managers with inclusive leadership style should be selected,and more inclusive behavior training should be conducted for managers to foster more inclusive leadership.The enterprise creates a warm and unpressurized organizational culture atmosphere,which allows employees to perceive less power distance,reduce the level of hierarchy and oppression in the work,and stimulate employee initiative through an open and relaxed atmosphere.