Unlocking employee creativity: How learning orientation and transformational leadership spark innovation through creative self-efficacy.

ABSTRACT: This study explores the mechanisms through which individual learning orientation (ILO) and transformational leadership (TL) foster employee creativity, with a particular focus on the mediating role of creative self-efficacy (CSE) within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China's manufacturing sector. Drawing on a sample of 406 employees, the study employs hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to analyze the multi-level influences on creativity. The findings indicate that ILO significantly enhances employee creativity, underscoring the importance of continuous personal development and proactive learning in innovation processes. All four dimensions of TL-idealized influence (II), inspirational motivation (IM), intellectual stimulation (IS), and individualized consideration (IC) - are

SUBMITTER: Qian C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551866 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature