Title
Positive Psychological States and Innovative Work Behavior: The Role of Relational Leadership
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between inclusive leadership and innovative work behavior with the mediating roles of leader member exchange, creative self efficacy and psychological safety. Data were collected from employees and their supervisors in different small capitalization firms across Pakistan. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the distinctiveness of variables used in the study. The results of path analysis confirmed that inclusive leadership promotes innovative work behavior in the workplace, while leader member exchange, creative self efficacy and psychological safety mediates the effect of inclusive leadership on innovative work behavior. This study contributes to the innovative work behavior literature, since limited attention was paid to the role of inclusive leadership as a predictor of innovative work behavior indirectly through leader member exchange, creative self efficacy and psychological safety. The leader member exchange theory was used to support findings. Implications are also discussed.