Shared Leadership and Employee Innovation in Chinese Cultural Context

Shared leadership, an emerging leadership model, emphasizes the distribution of leadership responsibilities and authority among team members. This article synthesizes the research on how shared leadership fosters innovation. This impact is through a range of mechanisms such as enhanced team collaboration, accountability, employee autonomy, continuous learning, and improved information flow. The unique feature of Chinese culture, such as collectivism, also play a role in the impact of shared leadership among Chinese organizations. The review in general indicates that shared leadership effectively motivates employees' creativity and innovative behavior, thereby enhancing overall organizational innovation performance.