Entrepreneurial leadership and employee innovative behavior in the software development firms: do employees' epistemic curiosity and creative process engagement matter?

IF 1.6 Q2 Business, Management and Accounting Evidence-based HRM-A Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI:10.1108/ebhrm-02-2021-0020
Muhammad Awais Khan
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PurposeBuilding on self-determination theory, this study empirically examined the influence of entrepreneurial leadership (EL) style on employee innovative behavior (EIB) in the context of software development firms located in the twin cities of Pakistan (Rawalpindi and Islamabad).Design/methodology/approachFor the present study, an employee survey (online questionnaire) was used for data collection. The data were collected through an adopted questionnaire by using emails and messaging applications. Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze data collected from 245 respondents.FindingsThe findings of this study delineate that entrepreneurial leadership positively and significantly influences employee innovative behavior. Moreover, the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and employee innovative behavior was partially mediated by employee epistemic curiosity (EC) and creative process engagement (CPE). The sequential mediation by the employee epistemic curiosity and creative process engagement between the link of entrepreneurial leadership and employee innovative behavior was also confirmed.Practical implicationsIn innovation-intensive organizations like software development firms, entrepreneurial leadership style can foster employee innovative behavior that is critical for organizational innovation success. This study provides information to the strategic leaders on how leadership behaviors can drive employee innovative behavior, particularly in the context of software development companies.Originality/valueThis study is an attempt to extend the scarce literature on the mechanisms through which leadership styles impact employee innovative behavior. Specifically, the mediating roles of employee epistemic curiosity and creative process engagement have been explored through a self-determination perspective.
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软件开发公司的创业领导力和员工创新行为:员工的认知好奇心和创造性过程参与度重要吗?
本研究以自我决定理论为基础,实证考察了位于巴基斯坦双城(拉瓦尔品第和伊斯兰堡)的软件开发公司的创业领导风格对员工创新行为(EIB)的影响。设计/方法/方法在本研究中,采用员工调查(在线问卷)进行数据收集。数据是通过使用电子邮件和消息应用程序通过采用的问卷调查收集的。采用结构方程模型(PLS-SEM)对245名受访者的数据进行分析。研究发现:企业领导对员工创新行为具有显著的正向影响。此外,企业领导与员工创新行为之间的关系被员工认知好奇心(EC)和创造性过程投入(CPE)部分中介。员工认知好奇心和创造性过程参与在企业家领导与员工创新行为之间的中介作用也得到了证实。在像软件开发公司这样的创新密集型组织中,企业家领导风格可以促进员工的创新行为,这对组织创新的成功至关重要。本研究为战略领导者提供了关于领导行为如何驱动员工创新行为的信息,特别是在软件开发公司的背景下。原创性/价值本研究试图扩展关于领导风格影响员工创新行为机制的稀缺文献。具体而言,通过自我决定的角度探讨了员工认知好奇心和创造性过程参与的中介作用。
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