TY - JOUR
T1 - How servant leadership triggers innovative work behavior
T2 - exploring the sequential mediating role of psychological empowerment and job crafting
AU - Khan, Muhammad Mumtaz
AU - Mubarik, Muhammad Shujaat
AU - Islam, Tahir
AU - Rehman, Asif
AU - Ahmed, Syed Saad
AU - Khan, Essa
AU - Sohail, Farhan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2022/6/23
Y1 - 2022/6/23
N2 - Purpose: The study aims to examine the mediating role of psychological empowerment and job crafting between servant leadership and innovative work behavior. Design/methodology/approach: The data were collected from 689 knowledge workers employed in Pakistan's service industry. The data collection was done through survey design. The data analysis was done through structural equation modeling using PLS-Smart. Findings: Servant leadership was found to be related to psychological empowerment, job crafting and innovative work behavior of the employees. Job crafting was found to be mediating between servant leadership and innovative work behavior. Additionally, psychological empowerment and job crafting were found to be sequential mediators between servant leadership and innovative work behavior. Originality/value: The study delineated the link mechanism between servant leadership and innovative work behavior.
AB - Purpose: The study aims to examine the mediating role of psychological empowerment and job crafting between servant leadership and innovative work behavior. Design/methodology/approach: The data were collected from 689 knowledge workers employed in Pakistan's service industry. The data collection was done through survey design. The data analysis was done through structural equation modeling using PLS-Smart. Findings: Servant leadership was found to be related to psychological empowerment, job crafting and innovative work behavior of the employees. Job crafting was found to be mediating between servant leadership and innovative work behavior. Additionally, psychological empowerment and job crafting were found to be sequential mediators between servant leadership and innovative work behavior. Originality/value: The study delineated the link mechanism between servant leadership and innovative work behavior.
KW - Innovative work behavior
KW - Job crafting
KW - Psychological empowerment
KW - Servant leadership
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85102812806&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/EJIM-09-2020-0367
DO - 10.1108/EJIM-09-2020-0367
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85102812806
SN - 1460-1060
VL - 25
SP - 1037
EP - 1055
JO - European Journal of Innovation Management
JF - European Journal of Innovation Management
IS - 4
ER -