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Transformational leadership and creativity: exploring the mediating effects of creative thinking and intrinsic motivation

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  • Chun-Hsi Vivian Chen
  • Hung-Hui Li
  • Ya-Yun Tang

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This study investigates the effect of transformational leadership on the followers' creativity through the mediation of creative thinking and intrinsic motivation. Data were collected from the Research and Development employees of 50 companies in Taiwan. It is found that the creative thinking and the intrinsic motivation fully mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and creativity. It is also found that the transformational leadership has a relatively smaller effect on creative thinking than on intrinsic motivation. In addition, creative thinking has a greater effect on creativity than does intrinsic motivation. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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  • Chun-Hsi Vivian Chen & Hung-Hui Li & Ya-Yun Tang, 2009. "Transformational leadership and creativity: exploring the mediating effects of creative thinking and intrinsic motivation," International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(2), pages 198-211.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmede:v:6:y:2009:i:2:p:198-211
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    1. Tur Nastiti & Meiyu Fang & Nurul Indarti & Chun-Hsi Vivian Chen, 2016. "Elucidating the work-family conflict among Indonesian lecturers in the period of education reform," International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 15(1), pages 24-42.
    2. Hira Khan & Maryam Rehmat & Tahira Hassan Butt & Saira Farooqi & Javaria Asim, 2020. "Impact of transformational leadership on work performance, burnout and social loafing: a mediation model," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 6(1), pages 1-13, December.
    3. Taghrid S. Suifan & Marwa Al-Janini, 2017. "The Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Employees’ Creativity in the Jordanian Banking Sector," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 7(2), pages 284-292.
    4. Li-Yueh Lee & Veasna Sou, 2013. "The Antecedents of Expatriates’ Creative Engagement," Diversity, Technology, and Innovation for Operational Competitiveness: Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Technology Innovation and Industrial Management,, ToKnowPress.
    5. Li-Yueh Lee & Veasna Sou, 2013. "The Antecedents of Innovation Climate: Cross-Level Mediation Perspectives," Diversity, Technology, and Innovation for Operational Competitiveness: Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Technology Innovation and Industrial Management,, ToKnowPress.
    6. Bai, Yuntao & Lin, Li & Li, Peter Ping, 2016. "How to enable employee creativity in a team context: A cross-level mediating process of transformational leadership," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 69(9), pages 3240-3250.

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