The Impact of Authentic Leadership on Employee Innovative Work Behaviour: Analysis of The UK Hospitality Sector (2022)

The primary aim of this study is to examine the relationship between authentic leadership and employee innovative work behaviour in the context of hospitality market of the UK. This study used random sampling technique and data is collected from 220 employees working in the hospitality sector of the UK. The model is tested using correlation coefficient and regression analysis through SPSS 23.0.

The findings of the study indicated that authentic based leadership has a positive and significant relationship with the employee innovative work behaviour and promotes employee innovative work attitude by focusing on trust, assistance, respect, open mindedness, motivation and inspiration as the key elements of authentic leadership style that helps employees share ideas and innovative decisions.

Under leader member exchange relationship theory, the findings of this study support that when a mutual trust is developed between leaders and employees and both parties agree to trust each other abilities and skills, share ideas, discuss with each other and show integrity and respect to each other; it results in more creativity and innovative work behaviour of employees. This dissertation offers insightful and valuable implications to the hospitality market of the UK, its managers and regulators who wants to bring innovativeness in their employees and improve overall organisational productivity.

Dissertation aims and objectives

Based on the gap identified in the literature and the questions that tend to be addressed by the end of study, this study aims to examine the impact of authentic leadership on employee innovative behaviour. This aim is attained by addressing following objectives at the end of the study;

• To examine the relationship between authentic leadership and employee innovative behaviour in the context of hospitality sector
• To evaluate the impact of authentic leadership on employee innovative behaviour
• To offer policy recommendations to the hospitality market about ways to improve their employee innovative behaviour through authentic based leadership

• 10,000 words – 30 pages in length
• Excellent use of literature
• Good analysis of subject area
• Well written throughout
• Includes questionnaire
• Ideal for business management students

1 – Introduction
Background of the Study
Problem Statement
Dissertation Aims and Objectives
Dissertation Rational

2 – Literature Review
Authentic Leadership
Innovative Work Behavior
The Relationship Between Authentic Leadership and Innovative Work Behavior of Employees
Theoretical Framework

3 – Research methodology
Research Philosophy
Research Approach
Research Design
Research Instrument
Data Analysis

4 – Analysis and Findings
Reliability Analysis
Demographic Analysis
Descriptive Statistics
Coefficient Correlation
Regression Analysis

5 – Discussion
Recommendations

6 – Conclusion
Theoretical Contribution of the Study
Managerial Implications
Limitation of the Study

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