Ethical leadership, trust in leader and creativity: The mediated mechanism and an interacting effect

Abstract This study examines the relationship between ethical leadership and employee creativity with mediating role of trust in leader and moderating role of openness to experience. Data were collected from 205 supervisor–subordinate small textile firms across Pakistan. Confirmatory factor analysis...

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Published inJournal of management & organization Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 388 - 405
Main Authors Javed, Basharat, Rawwas, Mohammed Y A, Khandai, Sujata, Shahid, Kamran, Tayyeb, Hafiz Habib
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lyndfield Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) 01.05.2018
Subjects
Behavior
Corporate culture
Creativity
Employees
Empowerment
Ethics
Globalization
Innovations
Leadership
Personality
Studies
Technological change
Values
Work environment
Islamabad Pakistan
United States > US
Pakistan
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Summary:Abstract This study examines the relationship between ethical leadership and employee creativity with mediating role of trust in leader and moderating role of openness to experience. Data were collected from 205 supervisor–subordinate small textile firms across Pakistan. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the distinctiveness of variables used in our study. The results confirmed that ethical leadership promotes creativity at workplace, while trust in leader mediates the effect of ethical leadership on creativity. Furthermore, the results did not confirm the moderation of openness to experience on the relationship between trust in leader and employee creativity. The implications are discussed.
ISSN:1833-3672
1839-3527
DOI:10.1017/jmo.2017.56