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Creative leaders promote creative organizations

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  • Gro Ellen Mathisen
  • Ståle Einarsen
  • Reidar Mykletun

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of leaders’ creativity as a predictor of organizational creativity. The authors expected that creative leaders would promote creativity directly by functioning as a model and inspiration for their followers and indirectly by promoting a creativity‐supporting work climate. Design/methodology/approach - The research was conducted in organizations within the restaurant sector; the data were obtained using questionnaires to employees and leaders (n=207), as well as external raters’ evaluation of restaurant creativity level. Responses from each organization were aggregated using mean scores (n=39). Findings - Significant positive associations were found between leaders’ creative behavior, organizational creative climates, and organizational creative behavior. Mediation analyses revealed that the relationship between leaders’ creative behavior and organizational creativity was mediated by organizational creative climate. Practical implications - The results may provide useful guidelines for organizations that put emphasis on creativity, both for leader recruitment and leader development. Originality/value - The paper contributes to the creativity literature since it is one of the first to explore leader personality and leader creative behavior as predictors of creativity in organizations.

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  • Gro Ellen Mathisen & Ståle Einarsen & Reidar Mykletun, 2012. "Creative leaders promote creative organizations," International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 33(4), pages 367-382, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijmpps:v:33:y:2012:i:4:p:367-382
    DOI: 10.1108/01437721211243741
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    1. Haromszeki Łukasz, 2023. "The Effects of TM and CM on Organizational Leadership in Foreign Entities of MNCs," International Journal of Contemporary Management, Sciendo, vol. 59(3), pages 1-14, September.
    2. Mohamed Laid Ouakouak & Noufou Ouedraogo, 2017. "Antecedents Of Employee Creativity And Organisational Innovation: An Empirical Study," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 21(07), pages 1-26, October.
    3. Olimpia State & Maria-Cristina Iorgulescu, 2014. "The Impact of Management and Organizational Culture on Creativity in the Hotel Industry," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 16(Special 8), pages 1205-1205, August.

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