Abstract
As the career maturity and self-awareness of new generation employees increase, they seek not only material rewards but also well-being and meaning in their work. Based on the SOR (Stimulus-Organism-Response) theory, this study takes intellectual humility leadership as the breakthrough point and positive work attitude as the mediating path to construct a model of antecedents for the thriving at work and work performance of new generation employees. To this end, this study adopts a questionnaire survey method to carry out empirical work. By collecting 518 valid questionnaires, an SEM model is established to examine the mechanisms and boundary conditions of the impact of intellectual humility leadership.The study finds that: Firstyly, Intellectual humility leadership can enhance the thriving at work and work performance of new generation employees by fostering a positive work attitude; Secondly, Employee core self-evaluation moderates the relationship between intellectual humility leadership and both positive work attitude and work performance. However, with respect to thriving at work, the moderating effect of employee core self-evaluation on intellectual humility leadership is not significant.This study provides empirical support for a deeper understanding of the impact mechanism of leadership on the thriving at work and work performance of new generation employees. It also offers practical management insights for building a positive, healthy, and efficient work culture, thereby enhancing the overall competitiveness of the organization.