Middle-managers’ meetings characteristics and innovation performance : the mediating role of middle managers’ well-being | |
| Author | Ngo Linh Ly |
| Call Number | AIT Diss. no.DBA-SOM-24-03 |
| Subject(s) | Middle managers Quality of work life Leadership |
| Note | A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Middle managers act at the interface between top-tier managerial ranks and other hierarchical levels within an organization. There is growing recognition of the valuable contributions they make to strategic change, organizational renewal, and the fostering of entrepreneurial activities and innovation. However, middle managers often face an overload of meetings, which may impact on their well-being and performance. Specifically, most research on workplace meetings considered meetings a negative factor that harms employee well-being (EWB) and wastes organizational resources. This study aims to evaluate the positive and negative effects of meeting characteristics on middle managers’ performance. Specifically, it examines the effects of meeting frequency, meeting length, subject relevance, and management effectiveness on middle managers’ innovative work output (IWO). Furthermore, this study explores the potential mediating role of middle managers’ emotional exhaustion (MEE) in the relationship between meeting characteristics and IWO. Analysis of data from 235 middle managers across various Vietnamese industries reveals that subject relevance, effective management, and longer meetings enhance IWO. Conversely, meeting frequency exhibits a complex, inverted U-shaped relationship with IWO. Additionally, MEE partially mediates the relationship between meeting characteristics and IWO. These findings underscore the significance of meeting dynamics in influencing managerial innovation and well-being. |
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Dissertation |
| School | School of Management |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (Publication code = DBA-SM, SM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Badir, Yuosre F. M. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Phung, Van Dong;Kunnawee Kanitpong |
| Degree | Thesis (Ph.D.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2024 |