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Creative Leadership and Work Role Proficiency: The Mediating Role of Employee Innovativeness

In: The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Innovation

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  • Tomislav Hernaus

    (University of Zagreb)

  • Maja Klindžić

    (University of Zagreb)

  • Matija Marić

    (University of Zagreb)

Abstract

Since the prevailing norm adopted by many successful businesses is that creativity is no longer an optional but a necessary feature of leadership, the present study develops and tests a model of the mechanisms linking different stages of the innovation process (delivered by different actors) and work role proficiency. Specifically, by examining a sample of 177 leader-member dyads from four public sector organizations based in a European Union member state, we showed that (1) leader creativity is positively related to employee organizational citizenship behavior (a direct effect) and (2) employee innovativeness mediates the positive relationship between leader creativity and employees’ work role proficiency dimensions (an indirect effect). Thus, we provided new evidence on the importance of leaders’ creative role modelling for achieving higher levels of followers’ task performance and organizational citizenship behavior.

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  • Tomislav Hernaus & Maja Klindžić & Matija Marić, 2021. "Creative Leadership and Work Role Proficiency: The Mediating Role of Employee Innovativeness," Springer Books, in: Adela McMurray & Nuttawuth Muenjohn & Chamindika Weerakoon (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Innovation, edition 1, chapter 19, pages 353-370, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-59916-4_19
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59916-4_19
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