LINKING TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND GREEN INNOVATION VIA EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
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https://doi.org/10.2478/eoik-2024-0045Keywords:
Transformational Leadership, Green Innovation, Employ- ee Performance, Individualized Consideration, Intellectual Stimula- tion, Hotel IndustryAbstract
The main purpose of the existing study is to present the mediating
influence of employee performance on the relationship between trans-
formational leadership style and green innovation. This study con-
ducted in the hotel sector in Amman, Jordan, where exploratory stud-
ies related to the hotel sector are limited. A total of 20 five-star hotels
in Amman were involved in the research sampling process, targeted
respondents were employees with titles below supervisor level (rank-
and-file) were those employees who provide the services and are in
direct contact with customers, and a simple random sampling was uti-
lized to gather the data, 359 employees participated in this study, and
survey form was sent to heads of departments at the targeted hotels to
help in the distribution process. The data was analyzed using Smart-
PLS software. The results showed a partially positive mediation of
employee performance among both constructs of individualized con-
sideration and intellectual stimulation of green innovation in the hotel
sector. Moreover, these results proved the power of the relationship
between employee performance and the adoption of green innovation.
The current study contributes positively to the area of hospitality in-
dustry studies and its related activities. It provides better insights for
hotel leaders on improving the adopted leadership styles, leading to
outstanding employee performance, and green innovation to sustain
market competitiveness and provide exceptional and innovative ser-
vices for a better hospitality industry.
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