How ambidextrous leadership enhances employee creativity: a quantitative approach

IF 1.6 Q2 Business, Management and Accounting
Aiza Yasmeen, Saran Khan Ajmal
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PurposeBased on the leader-members exchange (LMX) theory, the purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of ambidextrous leadership on employee creativity through ambidextrous behavior. The study also investigates an organizational culture that amplifies the positive influence of ambidextrous leadership on employee creativity.Design/methodology/approachPrimary data were collected form 300 permanent employees of the local government department of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). Hypotheses were tested by using Hayes PROCESS macro.FindingsResults indicated that ambidextrous style of leadership and employee creativity is mediated by ambidextrous behavior of employees. The findings of the study also established the fact that the relationship of ambidextrous leadership and employee creativity is subject to the organizational culture.Research limitations/implicationsThe current study was carried out in the local government department; researchers can conduct research by studying multiple government departments at once. In addition, the present study is cross-sectional; scholars in future can take a longitudinal approach to capture employee creativity at different points of time.Practical implicationsFor establishing a welcoming innovation atmosphere and assist workers' creative behaviors, ambidextrous leadership should be practiced by leaders from day-to-day operations. Leaders must create flexible abilities to adapt internal resources (knowledge and values) in the public sector into new behavioral patterns that encourage employee creativity.Originality/valueThis is the first study that investigates the ambidextrous behavior as a vital intervening mechanism in the ambidextrous leadership–employee creativity linkage. Further, this study provides first empirical evidence by study the organizational culture as a moderator in determine the impact of ambidextrous leadership on employee creativity.
双管齐下的领导如何提高员工的创造力:一种量化方法
目的基于领导-成员交换(LMX)理论,研究双灵巧领导通过双灵巧行为对员工创造力的影响。该研究还探讨了一种组织文化,放大了灵巧领导对员工创造力的积极影响。设计/方法/方法主要数据是从阿扎德查谟和克什米尔(AJK)当地政府部门的300名长期雇员中收集的。采用Hayes PROCESS宏对假设进行检验。结果表明,员工的双灵巧行为对双灵巧型领导风格和员工创造力有中介作用。研究结果也证实了灵巧型领导与员工创造力的关系受组织文化的影响。研究的局限性/意义本研究是在当地政府部门进行的;研究人员可以通过同时研究多个政府部门来进行研究。此外,本研究是横断面的;未来的学者可以采用纵向的方法来捕捉员工在不同时间点的创造力。实践启示为了营造一个受欢迎的创新氛围,帮助员工的创造性行为,领导者应该从日常运营中实践双灵巧领导。领导者必须培养灵活的能力,使公共部门的内部资源(知识和价值观)适应新的行为模式,从而鼓励员工的创造力。独创性/价值本研究首次探讨了灵巧行为在灵巧领导与员工创造力联系中的重要干预机制。此外,本研究首次通过研究组织文化在决定双灵巧型领导对员工创造力影响中的调节作用提供了实证证据。
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