TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between self‐leadership skills and innovative behaviors at work. Design/methodology/approach – The study's participants were employees and their supervisors, working in six organizations in Israel. Data were collected through structured surveys administered to the employees and their supervisors. A total of 175 matched questionnaires were returned. Path analysis, using AMOS program, was conducted to assess the research model.Findings– The results indicate that the three‐dimensional scale of self‐leadership skills is positively associated with both self and supervisor ratings of innovative behaviors. The findings also show that income and job tenure are significantly related to innovative behaviors at work.Practical implications– Organizations that seek ways in which to foster innovative behaviors in their employees, need to recognize the importance of building up self‐leaders who can successfully meet the required expectations and standards of innovative behavior. Originality/value – This research suggests ways for organizations to enhance their innovativeness through employees who possess high self‐leadership skills and receive appropriate extrinsic rewards for their leadership skills and innovative behaviors.
VL  - 27
IS  - 1
SN  - 0143-7720
DO  - 10.1108/01437720610652853
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720610652853
AU  - Carmeli Abraham
AU  - Meitar Ravit
AU  - Weisberg Jacob
ED  - Shmuel Stashevsky
ED  - Ronald Burke
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - Self‐leadership skills and innovative behavior at work
T2  - International Journal of Manpower
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 75
EP  - 90
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -