articleJournal of Organizational BehaviorSep 14, 2016Closed access

Enhancing employee creativity via individual skill development and team knowledge sharing: Influences of dual‐focused transformational leadership

YDYuntao DongKMKathryn M. BartolZZZhi‐Xue ZhangCLChenwei Li

University of Connecticut · University of Maryland, College Park · +2 more institutions

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Summary Addressing the challenges faced by team leaders in fostering both individual and team creativity, this research developed and tested a multilevel model connecting dual‐focused transformational leadership (TFL) and creativity and incorporating intervening mechanisms at the two levels. Using multilevel, multisource survey data from individual members, team leaders, and direct supervisors in high‐technology firms, we found that individual‐focused TFL had a positive indirect effect on individual creativity via individual skill development, whereas team‐focused TFL impacted team creativity partially through its influence on team knowledge sharing. We also found that knowledge sharing constituted a…

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  • Creativity
  • Transformational leadership
  • Psychology
  • Dual (grammatical number)
  • Knowledge sharing
  • Knowledge management
  • Dual role
  • Multilevel model
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