期刊名称：International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration
电子版ISSN：1849-5664
出版年度：2019
卷号：5
期号：3
页码：10-21
DOI：10.18775/ijmsba.1849-5664-5419.2014.53.1002
出版社：Inovatus Usluge Ltd.
摘要：Change is the only constant phenomenon in this world, and organizations can bring it through innovation. This
innovation ultimately leads to an organization’s competitive edge and sustainability. Every new idea primarily originates
in the minds of individuals which when implemented successfully contributes for overall organizational innovation.
Nurturing employees’ innovative work behavior (EIWB) is prudent for every organization looking to enhance its
innovative outcomes. This research, at first, aimed to examine the influence of servant leadership (SL) at three distinctive
levels of employees’ innovative work behavior (EIWB) namely idea generation, idea promotion, and idea realization.
Then, the influence of SL on overall EIWB is investigated. Finally, employees’ Psychological Empowerment (PE) is
assessed as a mediator through which SL exerts its influence on EIWB. Servant leadership in conjunction with Social
Exchange theories were used to develop the conceptual model of this research. Cross-sectional data were collected from
283 entry-level officers working in different Power Sector Companies of Pakistan. Partial least squares structural
equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed through Smart-PLS 3.2.8 software to analyze the hypothesized
relationships. The findings of this research show that SL positively influences each stage of EIWB as well as EIWB at
an integrated level. Employees’ Psychological Empowerment (PE) partially mediates the positive influence of SL on
EIWB. This research is one of the pioneers to examine the influence of SL at different levels of EIWB. Further,
investigating employees’ PE as mediating between the relationship of SL and EIWB is also a unique contribution of this
research. Detailed discussion on the results is carried out besides offering the theoretical and manageria l implications .
Lastly, limitations of this study and potential avenues for future research are highlighted .
关键词：Servant leadership; Employees’ innovative Work behavior; Psychological empowerment; Power sector of
Pakistan
