Authentic and transformational leadership and innovative work behaviour: the moderating role of psychological empowerment

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the moderating role of psychological empowerment on the relationships between authentic leadership and innovative work behaviour, as well as transformational leadership and innovative work behaviour.Design/methodology/approachWe have applied the mixed-m...

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Published in:European journal of innovation management 2021-05, Vol.24 (3), p.677-706
Main Authors: Grošelj, Matej, Černe, Matej, Penger, Sandra, Grah, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Authenticity
Behavior
Boundary conditions
Company structure
Content analysis
Employees
Empowerment
Hypotheses
Innovations
Leadership
Literature reviews
Qualitative analysis
R&D
Regression analysis
Research & development
Researchers
Transformational leadership
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Summary:PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the moderating role of psychological empowerment on the relationships between authentic leadership and innovative work behaviour, as well as transformational leadership and innovative work behaviour.Design/methodology/approachWe have applied the mixed-method research on the selected case study. The quantitative field study was conducted on a sample of 126 employees in a multinational technological company. A series of paired sample t-tests were followed by a hierarchical regression analysis to test the hypotheses. The qualitative study consists of a content analysis of in-depth semi-structured interviews with four leaders.FindingsThe research provides further confirmation of the positive relationship between leadership and innovative work behaviour. Specifically, the results showed that psychological empowerment moderates the relationship between leadership (authentic as well as transformational leadership) and innovative work behaviour.Originality/valueThis paper contributed to leadership and innovation literature and provided insights in studying the boundary conditions on the relationship between authentic leadership, as well as transformational leadership, in stimulating innovative work behaviour through the moderating role of psychological empowerment. The added value is expanded by introducing the comparison of the two leadership theories.
ISSN:1460-1060
1758-7115
DOI:10.1108/EJIM-10-2019-0294