Authentic Leadership and Creativity: Mediating Role of Work- Related Flow and Psychological Capital

The present study was designed to determine the direct as well as indirect effects of authentic leadership on the employee creativity; whereas work-related flow and psychological capital were incorporated to explore their mediational effect on the relationship between authentic leadership and employ...

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Published inJournal of behavioural sciences Vol. 25; no. 1; p. 150
Main Authors Zubair, Aisha, Kamal, Anila
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lahore Knowledge Bylanes 30.06.2015
AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
Subjects
Creativity
Employees
Job satisfaction
Long term planning
Mental health
Organizational behavior
Studies
United Kingdom
Pakistan
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Summary:The present study was designed to determine the direct as well as indirect effects of authentic leadership on the employee creativity; whereas work-related flow and psychological capital were incorporated to explore their mediational effect on the relationship between authentic leadership and employee creativity. The sample (N = 277) ranging in ages between 25 to 48 years was taken from different banks and software houses. Measures of Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (Avolio, Gardner, & Walumbwa, 2007), Psychological Capital Questionnaire (Luthans, Avolio, & Avey, 2007), Work-Related Flow Inventory (Bakker, 2008), and Creativity Scale (George & Zhou, 2001) were used for assessment. Results showed that authentic leadership, psychological capital, and work-related flow were significantly positively associated with employee creativity. Similarly, significant positive association subsisted in authentic leadership with psychological capital and work-related flow. Mediational analyses revealed that psychological capital and work-related flow mediates in relationship between authentic leadership and employee creativity.
ISSN:1028-9097