 Transformational Leadership and Innovative Work Behaviors: The Mediating Effects of Psychological Empowerment and Work EngagementGiang Thi Huong Vu, Tuan Duong Nguyen and Thai Phong Le SAGE Open, 2025, vol. 15, issue 2, 21582440251335464 Abstract: This study aims to explore, from a follower-centered perspective, the mechanism by which transformational leadership (TL) impacts employees’ innovative work behavior (IWB) in organizations, and is mediated by psychological empowerment and work engagement. A quantitative approach was employed, utilizing data collected via a survey administered in Vietnam from a sample of 390 voluntary and anonymous respondents obtained through purposive and snowball sampling methods. A parallel multiple mediation model was tested using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis and bootstrapping estimation. The results indicate that TL positively affects IWB, and psychological empowerment mediates the relationship between these constructs. However, the mediating role of employees’ work engagement was not supported. The findings of this study suggest that organizations can enhance employees’ IWB by selecting, training, and developing leaders with TL styles to promote employees’ competence, motivation, relatedness, and autonomy. Keywords: innovative work behaviors; psychological empowerment; quantitative research; transformational leadership; work engagement (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:sagope:v:15:y:2025:i:2:p:21582440251335464 DOI: 10.1177/21582440251335464 Access Statistics for this article More articles in SAGE Open |
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