JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
The Effects of Leadership Styles on Innovative Work Behavior and the Role of Locus of Control in the Manufacturing Environment
Author(s): Jack McCann, Betsy Sparks
Citation: Jack McCann, Betsy Sparks, (2019) "The Effects of Leadership Styles on Innovative Work Behavior and the Role of Locus of Control in the Manufacturing Environment," Journal of Organizational Psychology, Vol. 19, Iss. 1, pp. 79-94
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
With the decline of manufacturing in the United States, there is a need for increased employee innovation. This survey research examined the role of locus of control, leadership style, and innovative work behavior in the manufacturing industry using variance-based structural equation modeling. We tested the moderating roles of both internal and external locus of control on the leadership style and innovative work behavior and found positive significant relationships for transformational and transactional leadership styles and innovative work behavior.