Linking paternalistic leadership to follower's innovative work behavior: the influence of leader–member exchange and employee voice

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajjad Nazir ◽  
Amina Shafi ◽  
Muhammad Ali Asadullah ◽  
Wang Qun ◽  
Sahar Khadim
Keyword(s):  
Work Behavior ◽  
Moral Leadership ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Paternalistic Leadership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Authoritarian Leadership ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Innovative Work

PurposeThis study examines the serial mediation mechanism between paternalistic leadership and innovative work behavior through the leader–member exchange (LMX) and employee voice behavior. Particularly, this study utilized the social exchange theory to investigate the indirect effect of three distinct dimensions of paternalistic leadership style on innovative work behavior through LMX and employee voice behavior.Design/methodology/approachSelf-reported questionnaires were used to collect data from 397 employees in Pakistan. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling (SEM).FindingsThe two dimensions of paternalistic leadership were significantly related to LMX. LMX had a significant effect on employee voice behavior that was further related to innovative work behavior. The findings also support the mediating role of LMX between authoritarian and moral leadership and employee voice. Further, LMX and employee voice boosted the indirect relationship between moral leadership and innovative behavior. However, authoritarian leadership demonstrated a significant but negative indirect effect on innovative behavior through LMX and employee voice.Practical implicationsThe organizational members need to encourage a high LMX and voice behavior to enhance the positive effects of benevolent and moral leadership styles on innovative employee behaviors. Contrarily, they need to discourage authoritarian leadership if they want to enhance innovative work behavior through LMX and employee voice. Furthermore, when leaders provide a safe environment to employees at the workplace, then they may feel secure to take risks and exhibit innovative work behavior, which ultimately contributes to increasing employee and organizational performance.Originality/valueThis study extended the existing literature on paternalistic leadership in two important ways. First, this study examined a serial mediation mechanism to test the effect of paternalistic leadership on innovative work behavior through LMX and voice behavior. Second, this is a key study to investigate which dimension of paternalistic leadership is effective to boost employees' innovative work behavior at the individual level in the Pakistani organizational context.

Employee voice behavior: A moderated mediation analysis of high-performance work system

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumi Jha
Keyword(s):  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychological capital, employee voice behavior and innovative work behavior. The employee voice behavior was studied as a mediator. The study also studied high-performance work system (HPWS) as a moderator between psychological capital and voice behavior.Design/methodology/approachThe human resource department of organizations was approached for data collection facilitation. The sample consisted of full-time employees at the managerial and supervisory level of India's manufacturing and services organizations. 321 managers and 193 supervisors responded to the questionnaire. Standard questionnaires were used to collect data. Moderated mediation analysis was used to study the relationships among variables.FindingsFindings indicated significant direct and indirect relationships. The presence of HPWS acted as a catalyst for relationship between psychological capital and employee voice behavior. The moderated mediation analysis findings showed the variation in outcome variable, innovative work behavior, when HPWS was low versus when HPWS was high.Originality/valueEmployee voice behavior has not yet been studied extensively in Indian context. Researcher examined the effect of employee voice behavior under high and low HPWS.

Leader-member exchange, learning orientation and innovative work behavior

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aungkhana Atitumpong ◽  
Yuosre F. Badir
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Creative Self ◽  
Employee Learning

Purpose This study aims to examine the effects of leader–member exchange (LMX) and employee learning orientation on employee innovative work behavior (IWB) through creative self-efficacy. Design/methodology/approach Data have been collected from 337 employees and 137 direct managers from manufacturing sector. A hierarchical linear model has been used to test the hypotheses. Findings Results showed that LMX and employee learning orientation are positively related to employees’ IWB, and these relationships are mediated by creative self-efficacy. Originality/value This study expands previous results by empirically testing how LMX and employee learning orientation influence employees’ IWB through creative self-efficacy.

Leader-member exchange and innovative work behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilal Bin Saeed ◽  
Bilal Afsar ◽  
Sadia Cheema ◽  
Farheen Javed
Keyword(s):  
Creative Process ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Innovative Work

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how leader–member exchange relates to subordinate’s innovative work behavior through core self-evaluation (CSE), domain knowledge and creative process engagement. On the basis of an interactional approach, this study hypothesized that there is an interaction between leader–member exchange, CSE and domain knowledge that affects innovative work behavior, such that leader–member exchange has the strongest positive relationship with innovative work behavior when subordinates have high levels of CSE and domain knowledge; and creative process engagement mediates the effect that this three-way interaction between leader–member exchange, CSE and domain knowledge has on innovative work behavior.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 323 employees and their immediate supervisors (121) from automotive industry. First, subordinates completed measures of their leader–member exchange, CSE and domain knowledge. Then, the supervisors of these employees assessed their subordinates’ innovative work behavior.FindingsThe results showed that leader–member exchange, CSE and domain knowledge interacted to affect employee innovative work behavior in such a way that when CSE and domain knowledge were both high, leader–member exchange had the strongest positive relationship with innovative work behavior and creative process engagement mediated this relationship.Originality/valueThis study is the first of its kind to empirically examine the interactional perspective of leader–member exchange on innovative work behavior through domain knowledge, CSE and creative process engagement. Theoretical and practical implications and future area of research are discussed at the end.

Impact of proactive personality and leader member exchange on innovative work behavior: a job design perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marium Arslan Zuberi ◽  
Arif Khattak
Keyword(s):  
Job Design ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
And Task

Purpose It has been established that innovation is determined by leadership and personality characteristics. Further inquiry in this line of research is encouraged. Accordingly, the authors propose inter-correlations between personality, leadership, innovation and job design characteristics. The purpose of this paper is to understand how proactive personality and leader member exchange can derive innovative work behavior, in employees of telecommunication industry, by increasing task feedback and task significance. Design/methodology/approach A deductive approach was used to propose hypotheses. Objective data were collected through a cross sectional survey of 292 samples from three large multinational telecommunication companies located in Islamabad (Pakistan). The survey instrument was a 25-item questionnaire adopted from previously developed and well-validated scales used by prior researches. The survey yielded findings in support of proposed hypotheses of the study. Findings Hierarchical regression analysis yielded findings, which suggested that proactive personality and leader member exchange (LMX) both have a strong positive relationship with innovative work behavior (IWB). Furthermore, task significance and task feedback were found to moderate the aforementioned relationships such that strong leader member exchange and proactive personalities resulted in increased innovative work behavior at higher levels of task feedback and task significance. Practical implications The managers can raise their innovation enhancing strategies one step higher by integrating it with enhanced task feedback and significance. This can be done while working on the relationship of their employees with the leaders/managers and by encouraging proactive personalities at work. Infusing the proposed integrated and holistic framework, of innovative behavior, into their organizations will lead to better retention of key employees, higher job satisfaction and increased loyalty. Originality/value This paper adds significance to the extant literature by examining proactive personality and LMX as determinants of innovative work behavior and the moderating impact of job design characteristics in the context of telecommunication companies, particularly from developing countries, such as Pakistan. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that has tested the interplay between a relational concept of leadership (LMX), proactive personality, task significance and task feedback and the outcome variable innovative work behavior.

Transformational leadership and innovative work behavior in three-star hotels: mediating role of leader-member exchange, knowledge sharing and voice behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahbaz Sharif ◽  
Korakod Tongkachok ◽  
Mansoor Akbar ◽  
Khurshed Iqbal ◽  
Rab Nawaz Lodhi
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Frontline Employees ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Sound System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Exchanges ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Member Exchange

Purpose Different leadership styles are used to make innovations in organizations. So, a sound system of social exchanges has always been a need in this dynamic and technological world to challenge organizational problems. Drawing on the social exchange theory, this study aims to empirically investigate the mediating relationship of a set of social exchanges, e.g. leader-member exchange (L.M.X.), knowledge sharing behavior (K.S.B.) and voice behavior (V.B.), between transformational leadership (T.L) and innovative work behavior (I.W.B). Particularly, it explores the best social exchange behavior between T.L and I.W.B that plays a highly constructive role in the innovativeness of the hospitality industry in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The study targeted 403 frontline employees from hotels situated near Swat Valley, Pakistan. The study used a quantitative approach by using a convenient sampling technique. Structural equation modeling was run by using Smart partial least square 3.3.3 to test the proposed model. Findings The research supported that T.L significantly influenced I.W.B via a L.M.X., K.S.B. and V.B. T.L did not directly and significantly influence I.W.B so, there were full mediations between T.L and I.W.B. Specifically, knowledge-sharing behavior played a highly constructive role in innovativeness. Research limitations/implications The study targeted frontline employees from one place, Swat valley; however, data collection from different tourist places may generalize the results based on social exchanges and innovative behavior. A dyadic interaction between top-level and middle-level management may closely trace the innovative ideas among the employees. Practical implications The study found knowledge sharing to be a highly effective mechanism that supports employee innovation more than a L.M.X. and V.B. As a result, the managers should establish a sound system of knowledge sharing, which means a knowledge economy so that employees innovativeness can be boosted and promoted. Originality/value The present study was the first study in the hotel industry of Pakistan that reveals a highly effective mediating mechanism: K.S.B., which exists with T.L to increase workers’ innovativeness highly.

Entrepreneur’s paternalistic leadership style and creativity

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 2310-2324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alisher Tohirovich Dedahanov ◽  
Do Hyung Lee ◽  
Jaehoon Rhee ◽  
Junghyun Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Moral Leadership ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Paternalistic Leadership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Authoritarian Leadership ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Structured Equation Modeling

Purpose Despite the number of studies on employee voice much remains unknown regarding the mediating role of employee voice in the link between entrepreneur’s paternalistic leadership style and creativity. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of authoritarian, benevolent and moral leadership on creativity via employee voice. Design/methodology/approach The study utilized structured equation modeling to evaluate the data from 387 highly skilled employees in Republic of Korea. Findings The findings suggested that authoritarian leadership style reduces employee voice which in turn impacts on creativity and moral leadership facilitates creativity via employee voice. Originality/value The study is the first to discover the mediating role of employee voice on the association between authoritarian, moral leadership and creativity.

Innovation with flow at work: exploring the role of servant leadership in affecting innovative work behavior through flow at work

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mumtaz Khan ◽  
Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik ◽  
Syed Saad Ahmed ◽  
Tahir Islam ◽  
Essa Khan
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Flow At Work

PurposeThis study aims to ascertain the role of servant leadership in inducing flow at work. The study, along with confirming the relation between flow at work and innovative work behavior (IWB), intends to explore the mediating role flow at work plays in relating servant leadership to IWB.Design/methodology/approachThe data collection was conducted through an interviewee-administered questionnaire in three waves that were four weeks apart. The data were collected from 267 respondents. To run the measurement model and structural model, Smart-PLS was used, and Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) was used to summarize the demographic information and conduct hierarchal regression.FindingsServant leadership is related to flow at work. Additionally, flow at work is related to IWB. Finally, flow at work mediates the relationship between servant leadership and IWB.Originality/valueThe study found servant leadership is related to flow at work. Moreover, the study unearthed the relation between flow at work and IWB. Finally, the study unveiled that flow at work acts as a mediator between servant leadership and IWB.

scholarly journals PENGARUH LEADER MEMBER EXCHANGE (LMX) DAN ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR (OCB) TERHADAP INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOR (IWB) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KINERJA ORGANISASI (STUDI PADA PT. (PERSERO) ANGKASA PURA I BANDAR UDARA INTERNASIONAL HASANUDDIN)

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-227
Author(s):  
Nurdjanah Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Probability Sampling ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Innovative Work

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh langsung dan tidak langsung leader member exchange (LMX), organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) dan innovative work behavior (IWB) terhadap kinerja organisasi pada PT. Persero Angkasa Pura I Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Hasanuddin Makassar. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dan analisis jalur dengan bantuan Amos ver. 21. Data diperoleh melalui penyebaran kuesioner dan wawancara langsung kepada responden dengan menggunakan metode pemilihan sampel probability sampling dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 146 orang. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa LMX berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap IWB dan OCB berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap IWB. LMX memiliki pengaruh terhadap Kinerja organisasi. OCB memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja organisasi. IWB memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja organisasi. LMX berpengaruh positif dan signifikan kinerja organisasi melalui IWB. OCB memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja organisasi melalui IWB.

The effect of servant leadership on innovative work behavior and employee knowledge sharing in the Latvian ICT sector

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadi Youssef Bou Reslan ◽  
Zanete Garanti ◽  
Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Ict Companies

PurposeThis study aims to peruse the underlying effect of servant leadership (SL) on innovative work behavior (IWB) and employee knowledge sharing behavior (KSB), directly and through the mediating effect of job autonomy (JA), by using autonomous psychological needs of self-determination theory and embracing Hofstede's framework in information and telecommunication technology (ICT) companies in Latvia.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative analysis of data from 271 employees and managers in Latvian ICT companies was used by applying structural equation modeling.FindingsThe result discloses that SL can promote IWB and KSB directly and through mediating effects of JA.Research limitations/implicationsThe research is constricted by geography and sample data representation from a specific sector. Hence, future studies can determine the gender effects, carry out more preventive measures to avoid common method bias between constructs, measure antecedents and the mediator before outcomes and examine JA as a moderator.Practical implicationsThe findings demonstrate that the Latvian ICT sector should recruit managers with SL potentials, train and equip managers with the required resources to implement SL practices properly and integrate JA across the organization to increase the manifestation of IWB and KSB.Originality/valueThis paper is the first to examine JA as the underlying process through which SL’s effects on IWB and KSB are explained in an individualistic country.

Can human resource flexibility disentangle innovative work behavior among hospitality employees? The roles of harmonious passion and regulatory foci

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuan Trong Luu
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Promotion Focus ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Hospitality Organizations ◽  
Innovative Work

Purpose The ongoing improvement of hospitality services stems from innovative behavior among employees. This study aims to investigate how and when human resource (HR) flexibility promotes hospitality employees’ innovative work behavior. Design/methodology/approach The data were garnered from 438 employees and 67 managers from 19 hotels operating in Vietnam. Multilevel structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. Findings The positive association was observed between HR flexibility and innovative work behavior. Harmonious passion functioned as a mediator for such a relationship. While promotion focus was found to positively interact with HR flexibility to predict employee harmonious passion, prevention focus demonstrated an attenuating effect on the association between HR flexibility and harmonious passion. Practical implications The findings suggest that hospitality organizations can promote innovative work behavior among employees through building skill and behavioral flexibility, as well as flexibility in HR practices. Hospitality organizations should also realize the role of harmonious passion as a mechanism that can channel HR flexibility into innovative work behavior and the interactive effect of promotion focus and HR flexibility on fostering harmonious passion and, in turn, innovative work behavior. Originality/value This inquiry advances the strand of research on the HR management-innovative behavior linkage by offering insights into how and when HR flexibility promotes innovative work behavior among hotel employees.

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