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The Evaluation Of Leadership Styles On Employee Innovative Work Behaviour Of Project Managers In The Healthcare Industry: The Mediating Role Of Emotion Intelligence

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  • SYED ARSLAN HAIDER

    (Department of Management Sciences, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan)

  • SHEHNAZ TEHSEEN

    (Department of Management, Sunway Business School, Sunway University, No 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia)

  • RUI MIGUEL DANTAS

    (ISCAL-Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Avenida Miguel Bombarda 20, 1069-035 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • ANABELA CORREIA

    (ISCAL-Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Avenida Miguel Bombarda 20, 1069-035 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • MÃ RIO NUNO MATA

    (ISCAL-Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Avenida Miguel Bombarda 20, 1069-035 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • MARY ANTHONY

    (School of Law and Business, The University of Notre Dame Australia, 32 Mouat Street, Fremantle Western Australia 6959, Australia)

  • SYED MONIRUL HOSSAIN

    (Department of Management, Sunway Business School, Sunway University, No 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia)

Abstract

Effective leadership plays a pivotal role within an organisation, as inadequate leadership can have adverse effects on both its financial performance and brand reputation. In response to a growing demand for enhanced leadership, this research delves into the impact of different leadership styles, including transformational, laissez-faire, and transactional, on the innovative work behaviour of employees within the healthcare sector of Pakistan. The study also explores how Emotional Intelligence (EI) acts as a mediating factor in this relationship. The research design adopted a cross-sectional approach, collecting data at a single point in time from 417 project managers and healthcare sector employees in Pakistan. The analysis employed Smart PLS 4 software which revealed a positive correlation between transformational leadership and Employee Innovative Work Behaviour (EIWB), while no significant relationships were observed with laissez-faire and transactional leadership styles. However, it is important to note that EI played an indirect but positive role in influencing EIWB.

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  • Syed Arslan Haider & Shehnaz Tehseen & Rui Miguel Dantas & Anabela Correia & Mã Rio Nuno Mata & Mary Anthony & Syed Monirul Hossain, 2025. "The Evaluation Of Leadership Styles On Employee Innovative Work Behaviour Of Project Managers In The Healthcare Industry: The Mediating Role Of Emotion Intelligence," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 29(01n02), pages 1-32, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijimxx:v:29:y:2025:i:01n02:n:s1363919625500094
    DOI: 10.1142/S1363919625500094
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