How Digital Transformational Leadership Promotes Digital Creativity: A Dual-path Mediation Model

Rui Xia; Liang Hou

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How Digital Transformational Leadership Promotes Digital Creativity: A Dual-path Mediation Model

Rui Xia

, Liang Hou^*

Published in Journal of Human Resource Management (Volume 12, Issue 4)

Received: 23 September 2024 Accepted: 3 October 2024 Published: 29 October 2024

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This study explores the dual-path mechanisms for the influence of digital transformational leadership on employees’ digital creativity. A questionnaire survey of 300 knowledge-based employees in several Chinese firms was conducted, and 219 valid questionnaires were obtained. We conducted structural equation modeling using Mplus to analyze our data. The results show that digital transformational leadership has a significant positive effect on digital creativity. Openness to change and change self-efficacy mediates the relationship between digital transformational leadership and digital creativity. Importantly, openness to change and change self-efficacy play a chain mediating role in the effect of digital transformational leadership on digital creativity—that is, digital transformational leadership increases their openness to change and change self-efficacy, which in turn contributes to their digital creativity. By enriching research in the field of creativity, this study is also instructive for guiding and promoting employees’ digital creativity.

Published in	Journal of Human Resource Management (Volume 12, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.jhrm.20241204.11
Page(s)	107-115
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Digital Transformational Leadership, Digital Creativity, Openness to Change, Change Self-efficacy

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Department of Human Resource Management and Public Administration, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, China

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Department of Human Resource Management and Public Administration, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, China

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