The Influence of Authentic Leadership on Creativity and Innovativeness

This study analyzes how authentic leadership (AL) predicts innovativeness both directly and indirectly; through mediating role of employees’ creativity. For analyzing the relationship, a survey on a sample of one hundred and forty two employees working in both manufacturing and service firms in Turkey is conducted in the research. The main findings are; AL has a positive relationship with employees’ creativity; employees’ creativity has a positive impact on innovativeness and AL has a positive relationship with innovativeness. The study contributes to understanding the role of AL on creativity and innovativeness. The empirical findings of this research will lead practitioners the value authentic leadership in trying to enhance creativity and innovativeness.