The effect of coaching leadership on innovative behavior through the mediating effect of strengths use

This study investigated the effects of a leader’s feedback behavior on the followers’ innovative behaviors, and the mediating effects of voice behavior and job autonomy in the above relationship. To test the analytical model with the hypotheses, survey data were collected from 527 Korean employees working in 35 companies from manufacturing, distribution, and service industries. A structural equation model analysis was performed to test the hypotheses. The results of our empirical analysis are as follows. First, it was found that positive feedback from the leader positively influenced the followers’ voice behaviors, job autonomies, and innovative behaviors. Second, voice behavior and job autonomy were confirmed to have a positive mediating effect between the leader’s feedback and the innovative behavior of the followers. These findings imply that a leader’s feedback behavior contributes toward enhancing the followers’ innovative behaviors in the process of organizational innovation. We suggest that organizations and managers pay attention to the benefits of feedback activities and facilitate key mechanisms that connect them to employee innovation behavior, effectively.

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Impact of Communication on Capital Project Performance: A Mediated Moderation Model

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su132011301 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (20) ◽

pp. 11301

Author(s):

Hong-Long Chen

Keyword(s):

Direct Effect ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Project Performance ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Technical Competence ◽

Innovative Behavior ◽

Capital Projects ◽

The Relationship

Many studies demonstrate the importance of communication in project performance. However, little is known about how project communication exerts its effects on the outcomes of capital projects that have a large impact on environmental and economic sustainability. Using a longitudinal survey and bootstrap-based structural-equation modeling, this study uncovers how project competencies and team innovative behavior affect the relationship between project communication and capital project performance. This study collects repeated measures from project managers at two time points: immediately after the initiation and planning stages end and immediately after project completion. Excluding responses with missing data, this study’s sample includes 108 capital projects. This study finds that project technical and managerial competencies completely mediate the relationship between project communication and project performance. This study also finds that team innovative behavior affects project performance through the mediating effect of project technical competence. Team innovative behavior also moderates the relationship between project technical competence and project performance. Project communication has the largest effect on project performance despite having the smallest direct effect; project managerial competence possesses the next-largest effect on project performance despite having the largest direct effect. This study discusses the managerial and research implications.

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Women Entrepreneurial Innovative Behavior: The Role of Lean start-up and Business Coaching

Studies of Applied Economics ◽

10.25115/eea.v39i8.5132 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 39 (8) ◽

Author(s):

Rimsha Khalid ◽

Mohsin Raza ◽

Anusara Sawangchai ◽

Wendy July Allauca-Castillo ◽

Rosario Mercedes Huerta-Soto

Keyword(s):

Deep Understanding ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Work Behavior ◽

Innovative Behavior ◽

Business Coaching ◽

Innovative Work Behavior ◽

Start Up ◽

Innovative Work ◽

Entrepreneurial Action

The main objective of a startup is to discover a suitable plan of action that can create value for growth in the economy. This research provides evidence and allied vision engrossed on three perspectives: business coaching, lean start-up approach, and innovative work behavior of women's context in solar energy entrepreneurial action. Moreover, the study is based on a quantitative method, and results indicated that it has a significant impact on the lean start-up approach on innovative work behavior and has a significant mediating effect on business coaching. This study helps researchers and practitioners cope with the entrepreneurial incubation programs for women entrepreneurs in the lean start-up approach. Moreover, this also contributes to the deep understanding of women's exploring, building, and implementing business ideas. Additionally, the study argues that guidance and directions are important for innovative entrepreneurial actions.

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