Utilizing every grain of intellect: exploring the role of individual-level intellectual capital in linking servant leadership with innovative work behavior

Muhammad Mumtaz Khan; Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik; Syed Saad Ahmed; Tahir Islam; Shafiq Ur Rehman

doi:10.1108/JIC-11-2021-0307

Utilizing every grain of intellect: exploring the role of individual-level intellectual capital in linking servant leadership with innovative work behavior

Muhammad Mumtaz Khan
, Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik
, Syed Saad Ahmed
, Tahir Islam^*
, Shafiq Ur Rehman

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Purpose
Based on social exchange and social learning theories, this study explicates the mediating role of individual-level human capital, structural capital and relational capital in linking servant leadership with the innovative work behavior (IWB) of employees.

Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected from 256 manager–employee dyads from the IT sector of Pakistan in three phases through a survey conducted two months apart.

Findings
Results showed that two dimensions of individual-level intellectual capital, namely, individual-level human capital and individual-level relational capital, mediated the relationship between servant leadership and IWB, whereas individual-level structural capital did not mediate the relationship between the two variables.

Originality/value
This study confirms the relationship between servant leadership and IWB and tests the mediating role of the three facets of individual-level intellectual capital in linking servant leadership with the IWB of employees.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-37
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Intellectual Capital
Volume	25
Issue number	1
Early online date	7 Dec 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/JIC-11-2021-0307
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2024

Keywords

Individual-level human capital
Individual-level relational capital
Individual-level structural capital
Innovative work behavior
Servant leadership

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education
General Business,Management and Accounting

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