LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE AND INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOR: THE MODERATING ROLE OF DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE
5th INTERNATIONAL AEGEAN CONFERENCES (ON SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES), İzmir, Turkey, 25 - 26 February 2022, pp.650-662, (Full Text)
- Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
- City: İzmir
- Country: Turkey
- Page Numbers: pp.650-662
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to clarify the influence of leader-member exchange on employees’
innovative work behaviour and the moderating role of domain knowledge. A cross-sectional
study design was conducted. Self-reported questionnaires were used to collect data from 143
employees from the manufacturing sector in Ankara. Relationships between variables were
investigated by correlation and regression analysis. The results showed that leader-member
exchange positively related to innovative work behavior. In addition, leader-member exchange
and domain knowledge interacted to affect employee innovative work behaviour in such a way
that when domain knowledge was high, the leader-member exchange had the strongest positive
relationship with innovative work behavior. This study also revealed that leader-member
exchange is a significant antecedent for employees’ innovative work behaviour and domain
knowledge provides a boundary condition in the relationship between leader-member exchange
and innovative work behavior. Theoretical and practical contributions and future areas of
research were also discussed at the end.
Keywords: Leader-Member Exchange, Innovative Work Behavior, Domain Knowledge,
Manufacturing Sector