The Art of Making Workplace Innovative: Conceptual Integration of Leader-Member Exchange, Workplace Innovation and Employee Creativity (original) (raw)

Leader-member exchange as a mediator of the relationship between authentic leadership and employee creativity

Journal of Management & Organization, 2021

The purpose of this study was to acquire meaningful insights on the determinants of creativity with a meticulous examination, and by dint of that, expand the concerned literature. To accomplish the same, a conceptual model that includes authentic leadership, employee creativity, and leader-member exchange (LMX) was methodically developed and evaluated. This research is a quantitative study incorporating a self-report survey. The data were amassed from hotel employees in Northern Cyprus. Data from 314 applicable surveys were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)-22 and analysis of a moment structures (AMOS)-18 programs. Based on the findings, it can be deduced that authentic leadership has a considerable impact on employee creativity, while LMX plays an intermediary role in this relationship. The results of this study are useful and relevant for both researchers and policymakers.

SME innovation and employee creativity: The role of entrepreneurial leadership

Problems and Perspectives in Management

Entrepreneurial leadership and innovation are needed for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to survive and grow. Entrepreneurial leaders must unlock and use their employees’ creativity to innovate. Moreover, they should foster creativity, risk-taking, and teamwork to secure business growth and success. Therefore, this study analyzes the link between entrepreneurial leadership, creativity, and innovation among SMEs. The aim is to identify the traits that lead to entrepreneurial leadership which helps in fostering creativity and innovation among SMEs in Saudi Arabia.The study is based on primary data from employees, managers, and owners of SMEs in the capital region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Two hundred and eighty-one responses were collected. However, only two hundred and forty-eight responses were left for the final analysis. The results of the study indicate that entrepreneurial leadership positively influences organizational innovation and employee creativity among SMEs, wh...

THE ROLE OF LEADER MEMBER EXCHANGE IN THE RELATIONSHIP OF EMPOWERING LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOR

International Journal of Business and Management Sciences, , 2020

The aim of current study is investigating the role of empowering leadership on employee innovative work behavior, we also exposure the mediating role of leader member exchange in the association of empowering leadership and innovative work behavior. The researcher distributes the survey which is self-reported for the purpose of data collection. We collect the data from permanent employee and their superverses, of Kunming rail and subway sector. The respondent of the study was 496 employees and 164 leaders. For analysis we used structural equation modeling technique. According to the results the empowering leadership positively influenced the innovative work behavior of the employee, the researchers further point out that the LMX mediates the association of empowering leadership and innovative work behavior. The study also confirms the direct and indirect effects of empowering leadership on innovative work.

ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

ABSTRACT Leadership is the ability and will to lead men and women to a common purpose and character that inspires confidence. Effective leadership and the ability to manage people are fundamental for the success of any firm especially international firm. A leader’s role is to inspire followers and to focus on the possibilities of what can be achieved especially in times of crisis. It was evident however from the study that there is scarcity of global leaders to handle issues facing global firms. This according to some scholars accounted for the recent global financial crisis. The counter argument put forward also brought to the fore that despite the recession firms are hitching to go global with different and varied reasons as saturated markets, desire to increase market share and the benefit of economic of scales. The report also witnessed how global leaders can be developed supported by industrial-base examples, theories of leadership and what leaders should do when going global. Conclusions were drawn with recommendations backing the report. As part of recommendation, leadership must be more facilitative, participative and empowering in how visions and goals are established and carried out especially in Multinational Co-operations (MNCs).