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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2014.12.8.85

A Study on the Influence of Empowering-Leadership to Creativity and Job attitude  

Lee, Sun-Kyu (Dept. of Business School, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
Son, Kyu-Hwan (Dept. of Business School, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
Kang, Eun-Gu (Dept. of Business School, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
Kim, Young-Hyung (Dept. of Business School, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.12, no.8, 2014 , pp. 85-99 More about this Journal
Abstract
The empowering leadership as perceived by the members of the organization have an influence on the psychological attitudes of them toward their jobs, and again these psychological attitudes might affect their Organizational culture type. Thus, this study tried to mediating effects of Organizational Culture on the relationships between Empowering-Leadership and Creativity and Job attitude. The results of this study are as followings; First, Empowering-leadership is positively related to Creativity, Organizational commitment and Job satisfaction. except leading by example & participative decision-making in organizational commitment of Job attitude. Second, the mediating effects of Organizational culture had a significant effects on part of relationships in each variable. Results indicated that managing Organizational culture is contributed to the member's attitude and organization performance so that the supervisor should make efforts to develop managing skill in their Organizational culture to fit their nature.
Keywords
Empowering Leadership; Organizaiotnal Culture; Creativity; Job Attitude;
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