Abstract:

This study aims to explore the dimensions of resonant leadership under Chinese context, and develop the according resonant leadership questionnaire. Then test this questionnaire’s reliability and validity using empirical data. Furthermore, this study will empirically explore the impact of resonant leadership on leader’s job performance and well-being, and contagious effect of resonant leadership which is the impact of resonant leadership on followers’ job performance and well-being. Lastly, this study will explore the mechanism of resonant leadership, which is leader’s self psychological state’s mediated effect between resonant leadership and job performance, well-being of leader; leader-member exchange’s mediated effect between resonant leadership and job performance, well-being of followers. We expect these findings will help improve our understanding on resonant leadership, the mechanism of resonant leadership and make contributions to leadership practice.

Key words: resonant leadership, job performance, well-being, leader-member exchange