Enhancing innovative work behaviour: the role of servant leadership and creative self-efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghulam Jan Ghulam Jan ◽  
Siti Rohaida Mohamed Zainal ◽  
Lata Lata
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Creative Self

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of an emerging and idealized leadership style in hospitality research such as servant leadership on employees’ innovative work behavior (IWB) via creative self-efficacy. This study also aims to investigate the moderating role of knowledge sharing between creative self-efficacy and IWB. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from employees working in four- and five-star hotels in Pakistan. Partial least square-structural equation modeling via Smart PLS was used for data analysis. Findings Findings of the study reported the significant mediating effect of creative self-efficacy beliefs between servant leadership and IWB. Furthermore, the relationship between creative self-efficacy and IWB was strengthened to the extent that knowledge sharing among employees in the hotel firms was high. Practical implications Practitioners looking to enhance creative self-efficacy and IWB can do so by developing the servant leadership qualities of managers. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature by showing creative self-efficacy as a crucial mediating mechanism through which servant leadership enhances employees’ IWB in the hospitality industry. Moreover, the findings add understanding in the body of knowledge that knowledge sharing among members in hospitality firms play boundary condition in the creative self-efficacy-IWB linkage.

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.

scholarly journals Mediating effect of creative self-efficacy on the influence of knowledge sharing towards innovative work behavior among millennial knowledge workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Apriadi Cundawan ◽  
Nony Kezia Marchyta ◽  
Thomas Santoso
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Knowledge Worker ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Creative Self

<p>The influx of new workers is starting to be dominated by the millennial generation. This shift provides a demographic advantage for Indonesia as millennial generations are generally aware of the technology. However, to maximize this advantage, the millennial knowledge workers need to have innovative work behavior. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of knowledge sharing mediated by creative self-efficacy on innovative work behavior among millennial knowledge workers in Surabaya, Indonesia. This research was conducted with a quantitative approach using a questionnaire-based survey involving 145 respondents who were millennial knowledge workers in Surabaya, based on the knowledge worker groups, they were 56 employees, 44 independents, and 45 business operators. This research was analyzed using explanatory research using partial least square. The finding showed that among millennial knowledge workers in Surabaya, knowledge sharing significantly influenced innovative work behavior, meanwhile, creative self-efficacy partially mediated the influence between knowledge sharing and innovative work behavior. However, further examination based on the knowledge worker category showed that creative self-efficacy did not have a mediating effect on the business operator group. </p>

Entrepreneurial leadership and employee innovative behavior: an examination through multiple theoretical lenses

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amjad Iqbal ◽  
Tahira Nazir ◽  
Muhammad Shakil Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Entrepreneurial Leadership ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Creative Self

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and employee innovative behavior and examine mediating role of affective commitment, creative self-efficacy and psychological safety in this relationship.Design/methodology/approachUsing cross-sectional research design, data were collected from 343 employees of information technology (IT) service firms in Pakistan. Partial least squares–structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique was applied to test the proposed research model.FindingsThe findings reveal that entrepreneurial leadership is strongly and positively related to employee innovative behavior. Moreover, affective commitment, creative self-efficacy and psychological safety simultaneously mediate this relationship.Practical implicationsThis study uncovers the important role of entrepreneurial leadership in driving employee innovative behavior in high-tech services industry. Findings of this study suggest that by practicing entrepreneurial behaviors, managers can enhance employees' affective commitment, creative self-efficacy and psychological safety, which invoke employees to demonstrate innovative behavior leading toward improved innovation performance at organizational level.Originality/valueThis research makes novel contribution to entrepreneurial leadership theory by using competing theoretical perspectives and subsequently providing more nuanced picture of the contrasting mechanisms that transmit the impact of entrepreneurial leadership on employee innovative behavior.

Leading the innovation: role of trust and job crafting as sequential mediators relating servant leadership and innovative work behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mumtaz Khan ◽  
Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik ◽  
Tahir Islam
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Innovative Work

PurposeThe purpose of the study is to ascertain the role of servant leadership in causing innovative work behavior. The study also examines the mediating role of job crafting and sequential mediating role of trust and job crafting between servant leadership and innovative work behavior.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from 258 knowledge workers employed in software houses in Pakistan through survey design. The data analysis was done through structural equation modeling.FindingsThe results of the analysis of 258 respondents show that servant leadership is related with trust, job crafting and innovative work behavior. The mediation analysis revealed that job crafting mediates the relation between servant leadership and innovative work behavior. Finally, the relation between servant leadership and innovative work behavior was found to be sequentially mediated by trust and job crafting.Originality/valueThe current study contributes to delineating the linking mechanism between servant leadership and innovative work behavior. The main contributions of the study are exploring the mediating role of job crafting along with the sequential mediating role of trust and job crafting.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovative Work Behavior: The Role of Creative Self-efficacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Endi Sarwoko
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Entrepreneurial Leadership ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Creative Self ◽  
The Relationship

Several previous studies have tested the relationship between leadership type and innovative work behavior. However, there have been only a few empirical studies examining the mediating role of creative self-efficacy on the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and innovative work behavior. This study was conducted to fill this gap to understand the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and innovative work behavior and the role of creative self-efficacy as a mediating variable for the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and innovative work behavior. Data were collected using a questionnaire distributed to 190 employees of the Astra Honda Authorized Service Station (AHASS) and analyzed using Structural equation modeling with SmartPLS software. The results indicate that entrepreneurial leadership increases the innovative work behavior of employees. Besides, entrepreneurial leadership increases creative self-efficacy and leads to increased employee innovative work behavior. This study contributes to the development of the literature by providing empirical evidence on the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and innovative work behavior and the role of creative self-efficacy in innovative behavior. This study confirms Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) that a person's self-efficacy will generate creative ideas in the workplace and produce innovative work. The practical implication is that leaders must provide greater opportunities for employees to develop creative ideas in the workplace to achieve an increase in innovative work behavior.

The importance of trust for electronic commerce satisfaction: an entrepreneurial perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farid Shirazi ◽  
Nawal Abdalla Adam ◽  
Mohana Shanmugam ◽  
Carsten D. Schultz
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Commerce ◽  
Content Type

PurposeSocial commerce has seen a prosperous growth following the rise of social media, in particular, social networking sites have established novel ways to communicate and transact between firms and people. The rise of new technologies has also directed to changes in how entrepreneurs convey their business. Despite intensive social commerce research, the challenges of social commerce for entrepreneurs have attracted less attention and especially neglected the role of trust and satisfaction in electronic commerce.Design/methodology/approachThis research use a survey to collect data. The authors use structural equation modeling-partial least square (SEM-PLS) to analysis the data. This quantitative research provides new insights in the food industry.FindingsThis research thus provides insights into social commerce by analyzing the role of trust in the relationship between customers' social media activities and customers' satisfaction. The present study finds a mediating effect of trust in developing satisfaction. Social media activities facilitate a positive level of trust that in turn creates a satisfying environment for customers in social commerce. The research provides theoretical and practical implications at the end of the study.Originality/valueThe findings provide good knowledge for the food industry to stay connected with customers and develop their satisfaction.

A cross-level examination of team-directed empowering leadership and subordinates' innovative performance: an AMO theory perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Cui ◽  
Guilan Yu
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Feedback Seeking ◽  
Empowering Leadership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Performance ◽  
Creative Self ◽  
Team Knowledge Sharing

PurposeIn the field of innovation, individual innovative performance also has an important impact on team and organizational innovative performance, thus it is necessary to identify factors that increase individual innovative performance. One key to unlock individual innovative performance is empowering leadership. Drawing on the Ability-Motivation-Opportunity (AMO) theoretical framework, this study investigates the cross-level influence of team-directed empowering leadership on subordinates' innovative performance and verifies the mediating role of creative self-efficacy (A), intrinsic motivation (M), team knowledge sharing (O) and the moderating effect of feedback seeking climate.Design/methodology/approachWith a sample of 102 teams and 722 employees, this study uses Mplus7.4 software to carry out cross-level model analysis based on MSEM multilevel mediation test methodology.FindingsThe results from cross-level analysis indicate that: (1) Team-directed empowering leadership has a significant positive impact on subordinates' innovative performance. (2) Team-directed empowering leadership enhances subordinates' innovative performance through the improvement of creative self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation and team knowledge sharing. (3) Based on the feedback perspective, feedback seeking climate moderates the relationship between team-directed empowering leadership and creative self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation and team knowledge sharing.Originality/valueThis study introduced the AMO theory into the research on cross-level mediating mechanism between team-directed empowering leadership and subordinates' innovative performance, which broadens the theoretical research perspective. Considering the difference between empowering leadership and laissez-faire leadership and the guiding role of feedback, this study selects feedback seeking climate as a moderator in view of feedback, which riches the contingency factors on the cross-level effect of team-directed empowering leadership.

scholarly journals Antecedents and consequences of self-congruity: replication and extension

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene Cheng-Xi Aw ◽  
Leisa Reinecke Flynn ◽  
Han Xi Chong
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Value ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Revisit Intention ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to propose and empirically test a framework encompassing self-congruity with its antecedents and consequences. This study also aims to test the mediating role of perceived value and its dimensions.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire-based survey was conducted using a purposive sampling technique. In total, 310 useable responses were collected and data were analyzed using partial least square structural equation modeling.FindingsA majority of hypotheses were supported. Avoidance of similarity and status consumption positively influenced self-congruity, replicating an earlier study. Self-congruity positively influenced overall perceived value and its dimensions, as well as revisit intention. Overall perceived value and its dimensions positively influenced revisit intention. Finally, overall perceived value and its dimensions were found to have a mediating effect on the relationship between self-congruity and revisit intention.Originality/valueThis study provides empirical evidence for the antecedents and consequences of self-congruity with a service and expands understanding of the mediating role of overall perceived value and its dimensions in predicting intention.

Trust, knowledge sharing and organizational commitment in SMEs

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 1449-1468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Curado ◽  
Sílvia Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the knowledge on the underlying relation between trust, knowledge sharing (KS) and organizational commitment (OC) in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), by testing the mediator role of KS between trust and OC dimensions. Design/methodology/approach The paper addresses a sample of 582 top exporting Portuguese SMEs and it tests an original model using structural equation modeling following a partial least square approach. Findings Results show that trust positively and significantly influences KS and affective and normative OCs. KS partially mediates the relation between trust and affective OC. Research limitations/implications This study contributes to both the knowledge management and human resource development literatures, showing the relationship between variables from both bodies of literature. Some limitations apply, the study uses cross-sectional data that limit the conclusions about causality and some restrictions on the generalization of the results also apply due to the used sample. Practical implications Results show the importance of encouraging a trustful environment in SMEs on behalf of KS and OC dimensions. Human resource managers could profit from stimulating KS among employees that results in affective OC. Originality/value Findings show the relevancy of trust in SMEs and the role of KS that contributes to OC.

How servant leadership nurtures knowledge sharing

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luu Trong Tuan
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Public Organizations ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Individual

Purpose – When knowledge is shared, it flows beyond individual level to add to organizational knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to seek an insight into the role of servant leadership in leveraging knowledge sharing among public employees, thereby enriching organizational knowledge in public organizations. The study also investigates the individual-level mediation effect of public service motivation (PSM), as well as organization-level moderating effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) for the relationship between servant leadership and knowledge sharing. Design/methodology/approach – The data on the research variables were collected from 562 employees and 197 department managers in public organizations of electricity, telephone, and water industries in Vietnam context. Findings – Research results provided evidence for the mediating effect of PSM for the servant leadership-knowledge sharing linkage. This linkage was also found to be positively moderated by CSR. Originality/value – This research extends PSM literature by shedding light on the mediating role of PSM for the effect of servant leadership on knowledge sharing, thereby demonstrating the convergence of servant leadership, knowledge sharing, and PSM research streams.

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