The Effect of Authentic Leadership on Creativity: the Multiple Mediating Effection of Psychological Safety and Cooperation Behavior

• Published in: 한국콘텐츠학회 논문지, 21(1) Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 485 - 497
• Main Authors: Woo-Su Choi(최우수), Sang-Jin Oh(오상진)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 한국콘텐츠학회 2021
• Subjects: 학제간연구; 창의성; 심리적 안전; Cooperation Behavior; 진성리더십; 협력행동; Authentic Leadership; Creativity; Psychological Safety
• ISSN: 1598-4877; 2508-6723
• DOI: 10.5392/JKCA.2021.21.01.485

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the effects of authentic leadership on creativity, psychological safety, and the mediating effects of cooperative behavior in order to enhance the creativity of personnel as a means of innovation in enterprises. The hypothesis was established based on the theory and prior study of authentic leadership, creativity, psychological safety, cooperation behavior. The data collected from 353 employees of domestic enterprises were verified for reliability and validity through CFA, SPSS 25, and AMOS 25. Macro Process 3.0 was used for hypothesis testing. Verification of the hypothesis of the study model showed that authentic leadership had a significant positive effect on psychological safety, cooperation behavior and creativity, and that the mediating effect of psychological safety and cooperation behavior was also significant. The significance of this study can be found in the fact that the impact of authentic leadership has been verified based on motivation among the CMC (Componential Model of Creativity) and that it has suggested that creativity of an organization's personnel may be enhanced by changing organizational culture through leadership. KCI Citation Count: 0