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How does ethical leadership enhance employees’ innovative behavior? The roles of work group cohesiveness and openness to experience

Toan Khanh Tran Pham (Graduate School, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet nam)

International Journal of Innovation Science

ISSN: 1757-2223

Article publication date: 17 December 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate how ethical leadership impacts employees’ innovative work behavior among public employees through the mediating role of group cohesiveness. This work further offers deeper insight into the moderating mechanism of openness to experience in the relationship between ethical leadership and employees’ innovative work behavior.

Design/methodology/approach

Three time-lagged sets of data (n = 532) were collected among Vietnamese public employees. The partial least squares – structural equation modeling method was applied to test the research hypotheses.

Findings

Ethical leadership positively relates to employees’ innovative work behavior. Furthermore, group cohesiveness plays a mediating role in the link between ethical leadership and employees’ innovative work behavior. The moderating impact of openness to experience between ethical leadership and employees’ innovative work behavior is supported.

Originality/value

This inquiry is probably the first attempt to explore the mechanism linking ethical leadership and employees’ innovative work behavior through the mediator of group cohesiveness. Additionally, this study extends the current knowledge by investigating the moderating role of openness to experience in ethical leadership and employees’ innovative work behavior nexus.

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Citation

Tran Pham, T.K. (2024), "How does ethical leadership enhance employees’ innovative behavior? The roles of work group cohesiveness and openness to experience", International Journal of Innovation Science, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIS-09-2024-0262

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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