Leadership Drivers of Organizational Creativity: A Path Model of Creative Climate in a Professional Service Firm

摘要

The purpose of this study was to explore how and under what conditions twodifferent leadership roles are able to facilitate an organizational climate thatsupports creativity. The study was conducted in a leading professional servicefirm. The introduced hypotheses were tested by means of a structural equationmodel. Findings indicate that the leadership roles are conceptually different andthat organizational structure is important for leaders’ ability to create a climatethat supports creativity. The results also indicate that relational and changeleadership behaviors are vital for leaders when creating a climate that supportscreativity. Furthermore, both job autonomy and intrinsic motivation are foundto be important dimensions for enhancing the creative climate