Job Security as a Mediating Variable between Innovative Leadership and Innovative Work Behavior among Employees
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Abstract
This study aims to examine the effect of innovative leadership characteristics on innovative work behavior (IWB) for private university employees in Jordan.Data was collected through an electronic questionnaire sent to all academic and administrative employees working at Jordanian private universities in the capital Amman, which count (9) universities.A total of (280) questionnaires were sent, and only (248) questionnaire valid for analysis were retrieved.Data processing was done using the SPSS package.The study found that the level of all the study variables (innovative leadership, innovative work behavior, job security) was high.The study also found that innovative leadership positively affects innovative work behavior for private university employees and that job security mediates and positively enhances this effect.The implication of this study was if innovative leader characteristics and job security are found, it will be followed by an increase in employee innovative work behavior; if innovative work behavior increases, it will be followed by achieving the university's desired goals and higher levels of innovation, performance, and competitive advantages.However, the role of job security as a moderating variable increases this effect.The scope of this investigation is restricted to the private universities in Amman, Jordan.