Thriving at Work as a Mediator of the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Innovative Work Behavior

Nada Alwahhabi, Suad Dukhaykh () and Wadi B. Alonazi
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Nada Alwahhabi: Management Department, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Suad Dukhaykh: Management Department, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Wadi B. Alonazi: Health Administration Department, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh 11587, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 15, 1-12

Abstract: Thriving at work is a positive psychological state in which individuals experience a sense of vitality and learning. The purpose of this quantitative study is to examine the effect of transformational leadership on innovative work behavior and the mediating effect of thriving at work on the relationship between transformational leadership and innovative work behavior among private sector employees in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional research design was used to collect data from 224 private sector employees. The results of the study reveal that transformational leadership is positively related to thriving at work and thriving at work is positively related to innovative work behavior. Furthermore, thriving at work fully mediates the relationship between transformational leadership and innovative work behavior. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Keywords: transformational leadership; thriving at work; innovative work behavior; Saudi Arabia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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