How servant leadership triggers innovative work behavior: exploring the sequential mediating role of psychological empowerment and job crafting

M. M. Khan; M. S. Mubarik; T. Islam; Asif Rehman; Syed Saad Ahmed; Essa Khan; Farhan Sohail

doi:10.1108/EJIM-09-2020-0367

How servant leadership triggers innovative work behavior: exploring the sequential mediating role of psychological empowerment and job crafting

M. M. Khan
, M. S. Mubarik
, T. Islam
, Asif Rehman
, Syed Saad Ahmed
, Essa Khan
, Farhan Sohail

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Abstract

Purpose
The study aims to examine the mediating role of psychological empowerment and job crafting between servant leadership and innovative work behavior.

Design/methodology/approach
The data were collected from 689 knowledge workers employed in Pakistan's service industry. The data collection was done through survey design. The data analysis was done through structural equation modeling using PLS-Smart.

Findings
Servant leadership was found to be related to psychological empowerment, job crafting and innovative work behavior of the employees. Job crafting was found to be mediating between servant leadership and innovative work behavior. Additionally, psychological empowerment and job crafting were found to be sequential mediators between servant leadership and innovative work behavior.

Originality/value
The study delineated the link mechanism between servant leadership and innovative work behavior.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1037-1055
Number of pages	19
Journal	European Journal of Innovation Management
Volume	25
Issue number	4
Early online date	23 Mar 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-09-2020-0367
Publication status	Published - 23 Jun 2022

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