TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of servant leadership on innovative work behavior and employee knowledge sharing in the Latvian ICT sector
AU - Bou Reslan, Fadi Youssef
AU - Garanti, Zanete
AU - Emeagwali, Okechukwu Lawrence
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2021/10/5
Y1 - 2021/10/5
N2 - Purpose: This study aims to peruse the underlying effect of servant leadership (SL) on innovative work behavior (IWB) and employee knowledge sharing behavior (KSB), directly and through the mediating effect of job autonomy (JA), by using autonomous psychological needs of self-determination theory and embracing Hofstede's framework in information and telecommunication technology (ICT) companies in Latvia. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative analysis of data from 271 employees and managers in Latvian ICT companies was used by applying structural equation modeling. Findings: The result discloses that SL can promote IWB and KSB directly and through mediating effects of JA. Research limitations/implications: The research is constricted by geography and sample data representation from a specific sector. Hence, future studies can determine the gender effects, carry out more preventive measures to avoid common method bias between constructs, measure antecedents and the mediator before outcomes and examine JA as a moderator. Practical implications: The findings demonstrate that the Latvian ICT sector should recruit managers with SL potentials, train and equip managers with the required resources to implement SL practices properly and integrate JA across the organization to increase the manifestation of IWB and KSB. Originality/value: This paper is the first to examine JA as the underlying process through which SL’s effects on IWB and KSB are explained in an individualistic country.
AB - Purpose: This study aims to peruse the underlying effect of servant leadership (SL) on innovative work behavior (IWB) and employee knowledge sharing behavior (KSB), directly and through the mediating effect of job autonomy (JA), by using autonomous psychological needs of self-determination theory and embracing Hofstede's framework in information and telecommunication technology (ICT) companies in Latvia. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative analysis of data from 271 employees and managers in Latvian ICT companies was used by applying structural equation modeling. Findings: The result discloses that SL can promote IWB and KSB directly and through mediating effects of JA. Research limitations/implications: The research is constricted by geography and sample data representation from a specific sector. Hence, future studies can determine the gender effects, carry out more preventive measures to avoid common method bias between constructs, measure antecedents and the mediator before outcomes and examine JA as a moderator. Practical implications: The findings demonstrate that the Latvian ICT sector should recruit managers with SL potentials, train and equip managers with the required resources to implement SL practices properly and integrate JA across the organization to increase the manifestation of IWB and KSB. Originality/value: This paper is the first to examine JA as the underlying process through which SL’s effects on IWB and KSB are explained in an individualistic country.
KW - ICT companies
KW - Individualism
KW - Innovative work behavior
KW - Job autonomy
KW - Knowledge sharing behavior
KW - Servant leadership
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U2 - 10.1108/BJM-09-2020-0321
DO - 10.1108/BJM-09-2020-0321
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85109811425
SN - 1746-5265
VL - 16
SP - 729
EP - 744
JO - Baltic Journal of Management
JF - Baltic Journal of Management
IS - 5
ER -