TY  - JOUR
AB  - 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.
VL  - 41
IS  - 1
SN  - 2040-8269
DO  - 10.1108/MRR-02-2017-0032
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/MRR-02-2017-0032
AU  - Suifan Taghrid S.
AU  - Abdallah Ayman Bahjat
AU  - Al Janini Marwa
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - The impact of transformational leadership on employees’ creativity: The mediating role of perceived organizational support
T2  - Management Research Review
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 113
EP  - 132
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -