Impact of ethical leadership on creativity: the role of psychological empowerment

This study examines the relationship between ethical leadership and employee creativity with mediating role of psychological empowerment. Data were collected from 183 supervisor-subordinate dyads in different hotels across Pakistan. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the distinctiveness of varia...

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Published in:	Current issues in tourism 2017-06, Vol.20 (8), p.839-851
Main Authors:	Javed, Basharat, Khan, Atique Arif, Bashir, Sajid, Arjoon, Surendra
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Chief executive officers Cognitive ability Creativity employee creativity Empowerment ethical leadership Ethics Factor analysis hotel Hotels Leadership psychological empowerment services Pakistan
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Summary:	This study examines the relationship between ethical leadership and employee creativity with mediating role of psychological empowerment. Data were collected from 183 supervisor-subordinate dyads in different hotels across Pakistan. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the distinctiveness of variables used in our study. The results also confirmed that ethical leadership promotes creativity at workplace, while psychological empowerment mediates the effect of ethical leadership on creativity. The cognitive evaluation theory was used to support findings. Implications are also discussed.
ISSN:	1368-3500 1747-7603