The performance implication of obsessive work passion: unpacking the moderating and mediating mechanisms from a conservation of resources perspective
研究发现强迫性工作热情通过情绪耗竭影响工作绩效，而领导-成员交换关系能减弱这种负面效应，对理解工作热情与绩效的关系有重要启示。
Work passion is an important determinant of work performance. While harmonious work passion (HWP) shows its consistent predictive value, obsessive work passion (OWP) appears to have a mixed relationship with work performance. To address this puzzle, we integrate research on OWP and emotional exhaustion with conservation of resources (COR) theory. Specifically, we argue that OWP determines emotional exhaustion, whose relationship with work performance is attenuated by leader-member exchange (LMX). By conducting a field study with a sample of 262 US employees, we found supportive evidence, even when controlling for psychological detachment from work. The findings somewhat reconcile the inconsistent results about OWP and work performance in the literature, shed light on research on work passion, LMX, and emotional exhaustion, and provide implications for managerial practice.