A Two-Pronged Approach? Combined Leadership Styles and Innovative Behavior

Franziska Günzel-Jensen, Jesper Rosenberg Hansen, Mads Leth Felsager Jakobsen and Jesper Wulff

International Journal of Public Administration, 2018, vol. 41, issue 12, 957-970

Abstract: This article examines the relationship between transformational, transactional, and empowering leadership and the innovative behavior of public sector employees. Instead of investigating their association individually, this article focuses on the interaction between different types of leadership. The analysis is based on a survey from one of Denmark’s largest hospitals (n = 1,647). The main result is that empowering leadership, which focuses on employee capacity, moderates the association between transformational leadership, which is directed at motivation, and innovative behavior. The findings emphasize the importance of not only focusing on a single leadership style but also understanding how they work in combination.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1303711

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