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The influence of transformational leadership on employees’ creative process engagement: A multi-level analysis

Mahmood, Monowar, Uddin, Md. Aftab, Fan, Luo·2019·Management Decision
DOI 10.1108/md-07-2017-0707
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Purpose Using a multi-level perspective, the purpose of this paper is to investigate impact of transformational leadership on employees’ creative process engagement and mediating roles of intrinsic motivation, task complexity and innovation support in the process of influence. Design/methodology/approach This study follows a quantitative method. Using a multi-item survey instrument, a total of 400 questionnaires were distributed among employees of small and medium enterprises registered with the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bangladesh. Collected data were analyzed using structural equation model as well as factor analysis and path analysis to test the hypotheses and to assess the moderating and mediating effects of the variables. Findings The findings reveal that transformational leadership has a significant impact on employees’ creative process engagement. The study further shows that task complexity and support for innovation moderate the relationship between transformational leadership and employees’ creative process engagement. Research limitations/implications Based on the premises of interactionist perspectives on creativity, this study integrates multi-level variables to investigate leaders’ influences on followers’ creative process engagement. This study contributes to the existing literature by providing empirical evidence on influence of transformational leadership on employees’ creative process engagement as well as the impact of both individual- and organizational-level variables. Originality/value The study adopts a distinct model comprising five different variables to investigate creative process engagement from a multi-level perspective, i.e., creative process engagement and intrinsic motivation at the individual level, task complexity at the unit level, and support for innovation and leadership at the organizational level. This integrated model of using predictors from multiple levels supports the theoretical assumptions that creative process engagement results from the interaction of individual-, group- and organizational-level factors.

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  1. 1978, Leadership
  2. 2013, Transformational leadership and creative problem solving, Journal of Creative Behaviour, 48, 115
  3. 2015, Exploring leadership style of Dr Muhammad Yunus at Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, Skyline Business Journal, 10, 43
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Authors
Mahmood, M., Uddin, M. A., & Fan, L.
Affiliations
  • KIMEP University (KZ)
  • University of Chittagong (BD)
ORCID
Venue
Management Decision
Publisher
Emerald
Published
2019-03-11
Volume
57
Issue
3
Pages
741-764
ISSN
0025-1747 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1108/md-07-2017-0707
OpenAlex
W2889835059
Cited by
172
References
95
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 9
FWCI
23.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies (tdm)
Locations
Management Decision (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employee Performance and Leadership
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
Keywords
transformational leadership, creative process engagement, intrinsic motivation, task complexity, innovation support, small and medium-sized enterprises, employee creativity, multi-level model

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