The chain mediation effect of responsible leadership on team green creativity: Applying social information processing theory

This study uses the theory of social information processing and the chain mediation model to explore the influence of responsible leadership on team green creativity and analyzes the role of team reflection, team green responsibility cognition, and green shared vision in this relationship. Data from surveys of 485 team members and leaders from 88 teams were used to test hypotheses by correlation analysis and regression analysis using statistical software SPSS27.0 and Mplus8.3. The results show that responsible leadership positively impacts team green creativity. Team reflection and team green responsibility cognition play a mediating role in the relationship between responsible leadership and team green creativity, respectively. Team reflection and team green responsibility cognition play a role of chain mediation in the relationship between responsible leadership and team green creativity, which reflects the process of social information processing. Team green shared vision can adjust the relationship between team reflection and team green responsibility cognition and regulate the chain mediation effect of team reflection and team green responsibility cognition. Finally, this paper concludes by expounding the significance of the research for developing a theory of team green creativity and advances corresponding measures and suggestions for improving team green creativity.