TY - JOUR
T1 - Innovation with flow at work
T2 - exploring the role of servant leadership in affecting innovative work behavior through flow at work
AU - Khan, Muhammad Mumtaz
AU - Mubarik, Muhammad Shujaat
AU - Ahmed, Syed Saad
AU - Islam, Tahir
AU - Khan, Essa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2021/10/26
Y1 - 2021/10/26
N2 - Purpose: This study aims to ascertain the role of servant leadership in inducing flow at work. The study, along with confirming the relation between flow at work and innovative work behavior (IWB), intends to explore the mediating role flow at work plays in relating servant leadership to IWB.Design/methodology/approach: The data collection was conducted through an interviewee-administered questionnaire in three waves that were four weeks apart. The data were collected from 267 respondents. To run the measurement model and structural model, Smart-PLS was used, and Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) was used to summarize the demographic information and conduct hierarchal regression. Findings: Servant leadership is related to flow at work. Additionally, flow at work is related to IWB. Finally, flow at work mediates the relationship between servant leadership and IWB. Originality/value: The study found servant leadership is related to flow at work. Moreover, the study unearthed the relation between flow at work and IWB. Finally, the study unveiled that flow at work acts as a mediator between servant leadership and IWB.
AB - Purpose: This study aims to ascertain the role of servant leadership in inducing flow at work. The study, along with confirming the relation between flow at work and innovative work behavior (IWB), intends to explore the mediating role flow at work plays in relating servant leadership to IWB.Design/methodology/approach: The data collection was conducted through an interviewee-administered questionnaire in three waves that were four weeks apart. The data were collected from 267 respondents. To run the measurement model and structural model, Smart-PLS was used, and Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) was used to summarize the demographic information and conduct hierarchal regression. Findings: Servant leadership is related to flow at work. Additionally, flow at work is related to IWB. Finally, flow at work mediates the relationship between servant leadership and IWB. Originality/value: The study found servant leadership is related to flow at work. Moreover, the study unearthed the relation between flow at work and IWB. Finally, the study unveiled that flow at work acts as a mediator between servant leadership and IWB.
KW - Flow at work
KW - Innovative work behavior
KW - Servant leadership
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U2 - 10.1108/LODJ-05-2021-0236
DO - 10.1108/LODJ-05-2021-0236
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85115091011
SN - 0143-7739
VL - 42
SP - 1267
EP - 1281
JO - Leadership and Organization Development Journal
JF - Leadership and Organization Development Journal
IS - 8
ER -