The Effect of Responsible Leadership on Creative Idea Sharing: The Mediating Role of Organizational Identity and the Moderating Role of Organizational Culture — A Case Study of the Directorate General of Industry, Mining, and Trade in Mazandaran Province

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Mostafa Alinejad
Master of Science, Business Administration, Farvardin Institute of Higher Education, Qaem Shahr, Iran.
10.22034/jmek.2024.473750.1144
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of responsible leadership on the sharing of creative ideas with the mediating role of organizational identity and the moderating role of organizational culture in the General Department of Industry, Mining and Trade of Mazandaran Province. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of method. The statistical population of the study includes all employees of the General Department of Industry, Mining and Trade of Mazandaran Province, numbering 400 people. Using Cochran's limited population formula, 196 people were selected as a sample through simple random sampling. Primary data were collected using a field method with a standard five-point Likert scale questionnaire, and secondary data were extracted through library research. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed through content and face validity, and its reliability was calculated and confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. To analyze the data and test the research hypotheses, structural equation modeling was used using SmartPLS3 software. The final results of the research showed that responsible leadership has a positive and significant effect on the sharing of creative ideas. Furthermore, organizational identity plays a significant mediating role in this relationship, and organizational culture, as a moderating variable, has a positive and significant effect on these relationships.
Keywords
Responsible Leadership
Sharing Creative Ideas
Organizational Identity
Organizational Culture.
Subjects
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  • Receive Date 15 May 2024
  • Revise Date 01 June 2024
  • Accept Date 27 August 2024