With a survey of 600 U.S. employees, this study investigated the effect of transparent leadership communication on employee engagement, from the interpretivist approach, in the context of CEO activism. This study examined employees’ perceived psychological needs (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness) as mediators. Results showed that transparent leadership communication is positively associated with employees’ psychological needs. In turn, employees’ psychological needs mediate the impact of transparent leadership communication on employees’ information sharing and activism participation intentions in a CEO activism campaign. Ultimately, this study discussed theoretical and managerial contributions.

通过对 600 名美国员工的调查，本研究从解释主义的方法，在 CEO 激进主义的背景下，调查了透明的领导沟通对员工敬业度的影响。本研究考察了作为中介的员工感知的心理需求（即自主性、能力和相关性）。结果表明，透明的领导沟通与员工的心理需求正相关。反过来，员工的心理需求在 CEO 激进主义运动中中介透明领导沟通对员工信息共享和激进主义参与意愿的影响。最后，本研究讨论了理论和管理贡献。