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The Influence of Leader Encouragement of Creativity on Innovation Speed: Findings from SEM and fsQCA

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  • Cong Cheng

    (China Institute for SMEs, Zhejiang University of Technology, Liuhe Road 288, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310023, China)

  • Liebing Cao

    (School of Business, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia)

  • Huihui Zhong

    (School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Liuhe Road 288, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310023, China)

  • Yining He

    (School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Liuhe Road 288, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310023, China)

  • Jiahong Qian

    (School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Liuhe Road 288, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310023, China)

Abstract

Adopting the empowerment perspective of leadership, this study proposes and examines the mediating model that leader encouragement of creativity affects innovation speed through strengthening employees’ engagement in the creative process. Using a sample of 245 participants in China, the results from structural equation modeling (SEM) suggest that the impact of leader encouragement of creativity on innovation speed is significantly mediated by creative process engagement, and positively moderated by organizational ambidexterity at the same time. Additionally, the results from fuzzy-set comparative qualitative analysis (fsQCA) with the same data set reveal that the aforementioned factors have a holistic effect on enhancing innovation speed. The results of fsQCA reinforce and refine the findings of the SEM analysis concerning the limits and conditions for how leader encouragement of creativity affects innovation speed.

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  • Cong Cheng & Liebing Cao & Huihui Zhong & Yining He & Jiahong Qian, 2019. "The Influence of Leader Encouragement of Creativity on Innovation Speed: Findings from SEM and fsQCA," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-17, May.
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