International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Abstract
This study investigates the impact of servant-leadership (SL) and employee work engagement (EWE) on the innovative work behaviour (IWB) of the professionals in a developing country’s perspective. Besides, the mediation impact of EWE between the SL and IWB link has been assessed that created unique contribution to the literature. This quantitative research utilized cross-sectional survey design where data has been collected using both paper based and online survey. Using structured questionnaire, we collected responses from 215 professionals from manufacturing and service sectors who are working at mid-levels and semi-mid-levels positions in different organizations in Bangladesh. The descriptive analysis and normality test have been conducted through SPSS 25 and the hypotheses have been tested using structural equation modelling via Smart PLS 4.0.9.8. The outcomes confirmed that SL is positively associated with EWE where both SL and EWE have positive impact on IWB. Moreover, EWE positively mediates the relationship between SL and IWB that is one of the main contributions of this research. Hence, results indicate that when employees are more engaged, organizations can maximize the impact of servant-leadership to a greater scale to promote innovative work behaviour.
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Ashik Hossain, S. M. and Aziz, Muhammad Abdul
(2025)
"The Role of Servant-Leadership and Employee Work Engagement on Employee Innovative Work Behaviour: An Emerging Economy Perspective,"
International Journal of Servant-Leadership: Vol. 19, Article 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64749/2160-8172 & 2160-8164.1436
Available at:
https://repository.gonzaga.edu/ijsl/vol19/iss1/12
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