THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INFORMATION SHARING IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMPOWERING LEADERSHIP AND CREATIVITY IN TEAMS
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https://doi.org/10.47672/ajlg.566Keywords:
empowering leadership, self-determination theory, team creativity, team information sharingAbstract
Purpose: The main purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of empowering leadership behavior on subordinates' creativity in teams, and the mediation role of team information sharing following self-determination theory (SDT) in the banking sector of Ghana.
Methodology: The researchers used the quantitative approach to investigate the causal relationships among the variables. Primary survey instrument in the form of questionnaires were distributed across 14 branches of a popular commercial bank in Ghana to obtain data. The authors gained the participation of the 14 branches based on random sampling technique from a list of banks at the head office in the capital city. The sample included 264 leader-subordinate pair surveys across 48 teams. Hierarchical Regression Analysis was used for data analyses and hypotheses testing.
Findings: The study established a positive relationship between empowering leadership and team creativity, while team information sharing revealed a significant mediation between empowering leadership and team creativity.
Unique Contribution: The study offer a unique contribution to the leadership and creativity research at the team level that incorporates a theory in an investigation of the mediation mechanism of teams' symmetric information sharing and dissemination in the Ghana Banking sector.Downloads
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