Openness to Experience, Ethical Leadership, and Innovative Work Behavior

Drawing on trait activation theory, we examine ethical leadership as a boundary condition on the relationship between openness to experience and innovative work behavior. We collected data from 291 subordinates and 51 supervisors to test our theoretical model. Our results suggest that openness to ex...

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Published in:The Journal of creative behavior 2020-03, Vol.54 (1), p.211-223
Main Authors: Javed, Basharat, Khan, Abdul Karim, Arjoon, Surendra, Mashkoor, Maria, Haque, Adnan ul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Correlation
creative personality
Creativity
Employee Attitudes
ethical leadership
Ethics
Innovation
innovative work behavior
Leadership Styles
openness to experience
Personality Traits
Supervisors
Work Attitudes
Work Environment
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Summary:Drawing on trait activation theory, we examine ethical leadership as a boundary condition on the relationship between openness to experience and innovative work behavior. We collected data from 291 subordinates and 51 supervisors to test our theoretical model. Our results suggest that openness to experience was positively related to innovative work behavior. Furthermore, this relationship was only significant when ethical leadership was perceived high as compared to low. Our research contributes to the literatures on innovative work behavior and ethical leadership.
ISSN:0022-0175
2162-6057
DOI:10.1002/jocb.360