The Interactive Effect of Uncertainty Avoidance Cultural Values and Leadership Styles on Open Service Innovation: A Look at Malaysian Healthcare Sector

Farooq Ahmed Jam, Sharan Kaur Garib Singh, Boon-Kwee Ng and Nosheen Aziz
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Farooq Ahmed Jam: Global Illuminators, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sharan Kaur Garib Singh: School of Business, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, 450 Queen Street 1010 Auckland, New Zealand
Boon-Kwee Ng: Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nosheen Aziz: Institute of Management Sciences, The Women University Multan, Multan, Pakistan

International Journal of Business and Administrative Studies, 2018, vol. 4, issue 5, 208-223

Abstract: This cross-sectional study investigated the interactive effect of uncertainty avoidance cultural values and leadership styles (paternalistic, authentic and democratic) on open service innovation. Validation of open service innovation scale in Eastern context was another major objective of this research. Confirmatory Factor Analysis and cross-validation techniques revealed that Malaysian culture considers open service innovation on four dimensions instead of six dimensions proposed by Rangus, Drnovsek, and Di Minin (2013). Moreover, linear and multiple moderated regression analysis performed on a random sample of 422 medical professionals working in hospitals revealed that paternalistic, authentic and democratic leadership styles positively stimulate the open service innovation. Malaysia is low uncertainty avoidance collectivist culture, so the results of this study empirically proved that lower level of uncertainty avoidance will play its positive role to adopt open service innovation in the organization. Practical implications and future directions are provided.

Keywords: Open service innovation; paternalistic leadership style; democratic leadership style; authentic leadership style; uncertainty avoidance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.20469/ijbas.4.10003-5

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