THE EVALUATION OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON EMPLOYEE INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOUR OF PROJECT MANAGERS IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF EMOTION INTELLIGENCE

Syed Arslan Haider (), Shehnaz Tehseen (), Rui Miguel Dantas (), Anabela Correia (), Mã Rio Nuno Mata, Mary Anthony () and Syed Monirul Hossain ()
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Syed Arslan Haider: Department of Management Sciences, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Shehnaz Tehseen: Department of Management, Sunway Business School, Sunway University, No 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Rui Miguel Dantas: ISCAL-Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Avenida Miguel Bombarda 20, 1069-035 Lisbon, Portugal
Anabela Correia: ISCAL-Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Avenida Miguel Bombarda 20, 1069-035 Lisbon, Portugal
Mã Rio Nuno Mata: ISCAL-Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Avenida Miguel Bombarda 20, 1069-035 Lisbon, Portugal
Mary Anthony: School of Law and Business, The University of Notre Dame Australia, 32 Mouat Street, Fremantle Western Australia 6959, Australia
Syed Monirul Hossain: Department of Management, Sunway Business School, Sunway University, No 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2025, vol. 29, issue 01n02, 1-32

Abstract: Effective leadership plays a pivotal role within an organisation, as inadequate leadership can have adverse effects on both its financial performance and brand reputation. In response to a growing demand for enhanced leadership, this research delves into the impact of different leadership styles, including transformational, laissez-faire, and transactional, on the innovative work behaviour of employees within the healthcare sector of Pakistan. The study also explores how Emotional Intelligence (EI) acts as a mediating factor in this relationship. The research design adopted a cross-sectional approach, collecting data at a single point in time from 417 project managers and healthcare sector employees in Pakistan. The analysis employed Smart PLS 4 software which revealed a positive correlation between transformational leadership and Employee Innovative Work Behaviour (EIWB), while no significant relationships were observed with laissez-faire and transactional leadership styles. However, it is important to note that EI played an indirect but positive role in influencing EIWB.

Keywords: Transformational leadership; laissez-faire leadership; transactional leadership; emotional intelligence (EI) and Employee innovative work behaviour (EIWB) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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