Paternalistic leadership style, employee voice and creativity among entrepreneurs: empirical evidence from SMEs of a developing country
ISSN: 0025-1747
Article publication date: 30 March 2020
Issue publication date: 22 January 2021
Abstract
Purpose
In today’s world, employee voice has become an important factor in resolving organizational issues and making innovativeness. Therefore, this study proposes to investigate the paternalistic leadership style, employee voice and creativity among entrepreneurs of Pakistan.
Design/methodology/approach
This study employs a cross-sectional study design in which a survey questionnaire is employed to collect the data from the respondents. After data cleaning and screening, in total 416 suitable samples are proceeded for data analysis.
Findings
SEM findings underlined as a positive and significant relationship of moral leadership with employee voice. Hence, this study found an insignificant relationship of authoritarian, benevolent leadership with employee voice. Further, the study also finds a positive and significant association between employee voice and creativity.
Practical implications
This study may offer a thoughtful and systematic approach to employee voice and creativity for resolving organizational issues through recommendations/opinions of employees. This study may be helpful for addressing issues by bringing out creativity and innovation to achieve organizational goals and objectives.
Originality/value
This study is the first to investigate the role of employees’ voice, entrepreneurs’ leadership style and creativity in manufacturing SMEs of Pakistan.
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Acknowledgements
Erratum: It has come to the attention of the publisher that the article, Soomro, B.A., Memon, M. and Shah, N. (2020), “Paternalistic leadership style, employee voice and creativity among entrepreneurs: An empirical evidence from Pakistan”, published in Management Decision, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print, https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-11-2018-1207, was an earlier revision of the work. Instead of the final version being used, an earlier revision of the work was mistakenly published. This error was introduced in the editorial process and has now been corrected in the online version. The paper has been updated to include the amendments made in the final version, to the literature review, discussion and conclusion, and recommendations, limitations and future research sections. The publisher sincerely apologises for this error and for any inconvenience caused.
Citation
Soomro, B.A., Memon, M. and Shah, N. (2021), "Paternalistic leadership style, employee voice and creativity among entrepreneurs: empirical evidence from SMEs of a developing country", Management Decision, Vol. 59 No. 2, pp. 285-305. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-11-2018-1207
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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