We draw from social learning theory to propose a model in which humble behaviors displayed by higher-level leaders trickle down to lower-level team leaders and thereby indirectly promote team performance. We also propose that skip-level leader humility enhances the positive effect of team leader humility on team performance. Results based on time-lagged, multisource data from a sample of 128 work teams supported our model. Also, the trickle-down effect of leader humility is stronger in organizations with relatively high authority centralization. Our study thus links humble leadership of both direct and distant leaders to team performance and highlights the role of higher-level leaders in fostering humble behaviors of lower-level leaders.

中文翻译：

---

谦虚的领导者能取得成果吗？跳级领导者的间接和情境影响

我们借鉴社会学习理论提出了一个模型，在这个模型中，高层领导者表现出的谦逊行为会渗透到低层团队领导者身上，从而间接促进团队绩效。我们还提出，越级领导谦逊增强了团队领导谦逊对团队绩效的积极影响。基于来自 128 个工作团队样本的时滞、多源数据的结果支持我们的模型。此外，在权力集中度相对较高的组织中，领导者谦逊的涓滴效应更强。因此，我们的研究将直接领导和远程领导的谦逊领导与团队绩效联系起来，并强调了上级领导在培养下级领导谦逊行为方面的作用。