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Author-Name: Mohammad Sina Amir Nejad
Author-Name-First: Mohammad Sina
Author-Name-Last: Amir Nejad
Author-Email: sina.amirnejad1997@gmail.com
Author-Workplace-Name: Master's Degree, Business Management (Strategic Management Orientation), Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Author-Name: Alireza Chaloei Ashrafi
Author-Name-First: Alireza
Author-Name-Last: Chaloei Ashrafi
Author-Email: alirezachaloei39@gmail.com
Author-Workplace-Name: Master's Degree, Business Administration (Marketing Orientation), Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.
Author-Name: Sogand Barimani
Author-Name-First: Sogand
Author-Name-Last: Barimani
Author-Email: sogandbrm@gmail.com
Author-Workplace-Name: Master's Degree, Business Administration (Marketing Orientation), Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.
Title: The Impact of Managers' Emotional Intelligence on Employees' Creativity: The Mediating Role of Empowering Leadership
Abstract: This article investigates the impact of managers’ emotional intelligence on employees’ creativity through the mediating variable of empowering leadership in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located. The research is applied and descriptive-analytical in nature, with data collected via standardized questionnaires and analyzed using SmartPLS4 and SPSS software. The sample size consisted of 378 employees from SMEs. Results indicate that empowering leadership has a direct positive and significant effect on employee creativity. Moreover, emotional intelligence influences employees' creativity both directly and indirectly through empowering leadership. Findings also reveal that emotional intelligence plays a mediating role in the relationship between empowering leadership and employees’ creativity. This paper provides important insights and lays the foundation for developing organizational models and patterns tailored to small and medium business environments. Furthermore, it offers practical recommendations for managers and decision-makers aiming to enhance employee creativity. Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Empowering Leadership, Employee Creativity, Structural Model, Transformational Leadership
Classification-JEL: JEL
Keywords: Emotional Intelligence; Empowering Leadership; Employee Creativity; Structural Model; Transformational Leadership
Journal: International Journal of Resistive Economics
Pages: 116-123
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
Year: 2025
Month: January
DOI: 10.22034/oajre.2025.525030.1113
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