Laissez fair leadership role in organizational innovation: The mediating effect of organization structure

This research represents an empirical investigation of the impact theorized by a laissez fair leadership approach on organizational innovation through studying its effect on administrative and technical innovation. Also, this study probes the role played by organizational structure within this conte...

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Main Authors: Heba Abu Rassa, Lawrence Emeagwali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Growing Science 2020-01-01
Series:Management Science Letters
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Online Access:http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol10/msl_2019_381.pdf
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author Heba Abu Rassa
Lawrence Emeagwali
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description This research represents an empirical investigation of the impact theorized by a laissez fair leadership approach on organizational innovation through studying its effect on administrative and technical innovation. Also, this study probes the role played by organizational structure within this context through further examination to address the mixed results reported in the literature, while contributing to understanding the interplay of these variables within the health services sector. For the purpose of this research, the authors drew on a random sampling technique to gather data from Jordanian hospitals. Data used for this research represents 270 employees working in the Jordanian health sector. Structure equation modelling technique was employed to test the hypothesized relationships. The results indicate positive effect of laissez fair leadership on technical and administrative innovation, similar to organizational structure positive impact. Also, the research results were found to support the notion that organizational structure mediate the relationship between laissez fair leadership and innovation. Finally, implications of this research for practitioners and researchers are formulated.
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spelling doaj.art-c95e25d41be64b5aba7ecee885cb80502022-12-21T19:54:54ZengGrowing ScienceManagement Science Letters1923-93351923-93432020-01-011071457146210.5267/j.msl.2019.12.022Laissez fair leadership role in organizational innovation: The mediating effect of organization structureHeba Abu RassaLawrence Emeagwali This research represents an empirical investigation of the impact theorized by a laissez fair leadership approach on organizational innovation through studying its effect on administrative and technical innovation. Also, this study probes the role played by organizational structure within this context through further examination to address the mixed results reported in the literature, while contributing to understanding the interplay of these variables within the health services sector. For the purpose of this research, the authors drew on a random sampling technique to gather data from Jordanian hospitals. Data used for this research represents 270 employees working in the Jordanian health sector. Structure equation modelling technique was employed to test the hypothesized relationships. The results indicate positive effect of laissez fair leadership on technical and administrative innovation, similar to organizational structure positive impact. Also, the research results were found to support the notion that organizational structure mediate the relationship between laissez fair leadership and innovation. Finally, implications of this research for practitioners and researchers are formulated.http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol10/msl_2019_381.pdflaissez fair leadershipadministrative innovationtechnical innovationorganizational structurejordanian health sector
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Laissez fair leadership role in organizational innovation: The mediating effect of organization structure
Management Science Letters
laissez fair leadership
administrative innovation
technical innovation
organizational structure
jordanian health sector
title Laissez fair leadership role in organizational innovation: The mediating effect of organization structure
title_full Laissez fair leadership role in organizational innovation: The mediating effect of organization structure
title_fullStr Laissez fair leadership role in organizational innovation: The mediating effect of organization structure
title_full_unstemmed Laissez fair leadership role in organizational innovation: The mediating effect of organization structure
title_short Laissez fair leadership role in organizational innovation: The mediating effect of organization structure
title_sort laissez fair leadership role in organizational innovation the mediating effect of organization structure
topic laissez fair leadership
administrative innovation
technical innovation
organizational structure
jordanian health sector
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