The impact of transformational leadership on employees’ creativity

Taghrid S. Suifan, Ayman Bahjat Abdallah and Marwa Al Janini

Management Research Review, 2018, vol. 41, issue 1, 113-132

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of transformational leadership on employees’ creativity in the Jordanian banking sector through the mediating effect of perceived organizational support. Design/methodology/approach - The study is based on survey data collected from 369 employees working in Jordanian banks. Validity and reliability analyses were performed, and direct and indirect effects were tested using structural equation modeling. Findings - The results indicate that transformational leadership positively affects some dimensions of employees’ creativity and perceived organizational support. However, perceived organizational support is found to not be significantly related to some dimensions of employees’ creativity. Additionally, the mediating effect of perceived organizational support on the relationship between transformational leadership and some dimensions of employees’ creativity is found to not be significant. Originality/value - This paper is one of the first to examine the relationship between transformational leadership and employees’ creativity through perceived organizational support, especially in an Arab country and in the banking sector.

Keywords: Transformational leadership; Jordan; Banks; Structural equation modelling; Perceived organizational support; Employees’ creativity; Organizational theory and behaviour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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