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The impact of transformational leadership on employees’ creativity

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  • Taghrid S. Suifan
  • Ayman Bahjat Abdallah
  • Marwa Al Janini

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of transformational leadership on employees’ creativity in the Jordanian banking sector through the mediating effect of perceived organizational support. Design/methodology/approach - The study is based on survey data collected from 369 employees working in Jordanian banks. Validity and reliability analyses were performed, and direct and indirect effects were tested using structural equation modeling. Findings - The results indicate that transformational leadership positively affects some dimensions of employees’ creativity and perceived organizational support. However, perceived organizational support is found to not be significantly related to some dimensions of employees’ creativity. Additionally, the mediating effect of perceived organizational support on the relationship between transformational leadership and some dimensions of employees’ creativity is found to not be significant. Originality/value - This paper is one of the first to examine the relationship between transformational leadership and employees’ creativity through perceived organizational support, especially in an Arab country and in the banking sector.

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  • Taghrid S. Suifan & Ayman Bahjat Abdallah & Marwa Al Janini, 2018. "The impact of transformational leadership on employees’ creativity," Management Research Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 41(1), pages 113-132, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:mrrpps:mrr-02-2017-0032
    DOI: 10.1108/MRR-02-2017-0032
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    1. Foluso Adekanmbi & Wilfred Ukpere, 2022. "The impacts of psycho-organizational factors on employee acceptance of organizational change in the 4IR Era," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 11(10), pages 110-118, December.
    2. Qinghua Fu & Jacob Cherian & Khalil-ur Rehman & Sarminah Samad & Mohammed Arshad Khan & Mohammad Athar Ali & Laura Mariana Cismas & Andra Miculescu, 2022. "Enhancing Employee Creativity in the Banking Sector: A Transformational Leadership Framework," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-19, April.
    3. Gustavo A. Esguerra, 2022. "Efecto del liderazgo ético sobre la creatividad de los empleados: una revisión del estado de la investigación," Estudios Gerenciales, Universidad Icesi, vol. 38(162), pages 109-119, March.
    4. Adjeng Mariana Febrianti & Nuke Siti Nurhuda Jufri, 2022. "Examining the predictors of firm performance: The role of transformational leadership, HRM digitalization, and organizational commitment," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 11(4), pages 131-139, June.
    5. Bana Al-ma’ani & Shaker Al-Qudah & Husam Shrouf, 2019. "The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Organizational Performance in Telecommunication Sector in Jordan," Modern Applied Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 13(4), pages 1-1, April.

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