- E-ISSN2586-6036
- KCI
The Impact of coaching Leadership on Organizational Adaptation among SME Newcomers: The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital
Bum Suk LEE (Kyung Hee University)
Young Hun KIM (Kyung Hee University)
Abstract
Coaching leadership showed a significant direct association with organizational adaptation (β = .546, p < .001) and a significant indirect association through psychological capital (β = .393, p < .001), thereby supporting a partial mediation pattern (VAF = 41.8%). Given the cross-sectional design, these relationships reflect predictive associations rather than confirmed causal pathways. Subdimension analysis revealed that respect and goal-setting/feedback served as core factors, while perspective change and belief showed limited effects. LPA identified three distinct coaching profiles (high, medium, low), with significant and large between-group differences in psychological capital and organizational adaptation (η² = .297–.528; all p < .001). The findings demonstrate that specific feedback and respect-based coaching leadership are associated with newcomers' wellbeing and organizational adaptation, with psychological capital serving as a key mediating variable. This provides practical intervention strategies for SME managers to enhance newcomers' workplace wellbeing.
- keywords
- Coaching leadership, Psychological capital, Organizational adaptation, SMEs, Newcomers
- 투고일Received
- 2026-04-01
- 수정일Revised
- 2026-04-07
- 게재확정일Accepted
- 2026-04-15
- 출판일Published
- 2026-04-30
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