Middle-Managers' Meeting Characteristics and Innovation Performance: The Managers' Well-Being Effect.

Middle managers act at the interface between top-tier managerial ranks and other hierarchical levels within an organization. There is growing recognition of the valuable contributions they make to strategic change, organizational renewal, and the fostering of entrepreneurial activities and innovation. However, middle managers often face an overload of meetings, which may impact their performance. This study evaluates the positive and negative effects of meeting characteristics on middle managers' performance. Specifically, it examines the effects of meeting frequency, length, subject relevance, and management on middle managers' innovative work output (IWO). Furthermore, this study explores the potential mediating role of middle managers' emotional exhaustion (MEE) in the relationship between meeting characteristics and IWO. Analysis of data from 235 middle managers across various Vietnamese industries reveals that subject relevance, effective management, and, longer meetings enhance IWO. Conversely, meeting frequency exhibits a complex, inverted U-shaped relationship with IWO. Additionally, MEE partially mediates the relationship between meeting characteristics and IWO. These findings underscore the significance of meeting dynamics in influencing managerial innovation and well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]