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Abstract
Introduction
Innovative employee behavior plays a vital role in creating a competitive edge for organizations. While some studies have highlighted the benefits of spiritual leadership for employees, there is a lack of research exploring the psychological mechanisms behind these benefits from an intrinsic needs perspective.
Objective
This study aims to examine the internal mechanism between spiritual leadership and followers’ innovative behavior, and the influence of spiritual leadership on employees’ innovative behavior.
Method
The study conducted a three-stage questionnaire to investigate 886 employees of Chinese companies and used the bootstrap approach to test mediating effects.
Results
The results indicate that spiritual leadership has a positive impact on employees’ innovative behavior. Psychological capital and intrinsic motivation were identified as the mediating variables between spiritual leadership and innovative behavior. Furthermore, the study found a sequential mediating effect from psychological capital to intrinsic motivation.
Conclusion
Spiritual leadership can stimulate employees to exhibit more innovative behaviors by enhancing their psychological capital and intrinsic motivation.
期刊介绍:
The aim of the Revue européenne de Psychologie appliquée / European Review of Applied Psychology is to promote high-quality applications of psychology to all areas of specialization, and to foster exchange among researchers and professionals. Its policy is to attract a wide range of contributions, including empirical research, overviews of target issues, case studies, descriptions of instruments for research and diagnosis, and theoretical work related to applied psychology. In all cases, authors will refer to published and verificable facts, whether established in the study being reported or in earlier publications.