Developing organizational creativity and innovation: Toward a model of self-leadership,employee creativity,creativity climate and workplace innovative orientation

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the impact of self leadership on employee creativity and workplace innovative orientation moderated by the creativity climate of the organization.

Design/methodology/approach

This study as a unique approach has explored the dimension of self-leadership in connection with employee creativity,creativity climate and workplace innovation preparedness.

Findings

The results of structural equation modelling analysis based on the sample responses obtained from the research,design and development units of a select number of organizations across industries in the Indian context revealed the significant relationships among self-leadership,employee creativity,creativity climate and workplace innovative orientation. Further,the moderating effect of creativity climate was conducted using post hoc on employee creativity and workplace innovative orientation.

Research limitations/implications

The major limitation of the study lies in relatively small sample size compared to large population group,inference of causality on cross-sectional data and absence of any qualitative analysis through the interaction with sample respondents.

Originality/value

Although the findings from this study are limited to the scope of a small number of surveyed organizations compared to the large population,it brings out interesting insights in Indian context for future researches in this direction,especially for exploring the linkages among self-leadership,creativity and innovation.

Citation

Ghosh, K. (2015), "Developing organizational creativity and innovation: Toward a model of self-leadership,employee creativity,creativity climate and workplace innovative orientation", Management Research Review, Vol. 38 No. 11, pp. 1126-1148. https://doi.org/10.1108/MRR-01-2014-0017