Leader–member exchange and innovative work behavior: a 2-1-1 model
ISSN: 0025-1747
Article publication date: 11 May 2023
Issue publication date: 24 August 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to examine the link between leader–member exchange (LMX) and employee innovative work behavior (IWB) by using employee job crafting as a mediator.
Design/methodology/approach
The study uses multilevel, multisource and multiwave data collected from 284 employees working in the banking sector of Pakistan.
Findings
The study findings suggest a significant positive relationship between (i) LMX and job crafting dimensions and (ii) job crafting dimensions and employee IWB. Job crafting dimensions mediated the impact of LMX on IWB, except for relational crafting, which was not significant. Multilevel analysis demonstrated significant individual-level job crafting and IWB.
Originality/value
This study undertakes a multilevel mediational analysis to examine the relationship between LMX and IWB, which is rarely applied in the existing literature. Moreover, this study contributes to understanding how LMX influences IWB using the conservation of resources theory.
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Acknowledgements
The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Citation
Dar, N., Kundi, Y.M. and Soomro, S.A. (2023), "Leader–member exchange and innovative work behavior: a 2-1-1 model", Management Decision, Vol. 61 No. 9, pp. 2629-2644. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-08-2022-1113
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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