Examining the Impact of Digital Leadership on Innovative Work Behavior and Knowledge Sharing Behavior Through Psychological Ownership
Examining the Impact of Digital Leadership on Innovative Work Behavior and Knowledge Sharing Behavior Through Psychological Ownership
Yazarlar: Özel Sebetci,Muhammet Nimet Çavuş,Baran Çavuş
Yayın: International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development
Özet
This study investigates the impact of digital leadership on employees’ innovative work behavior
and knowledge sharing behavior, with a particular focus on the mediating role of psychological
ownership. The independent variable, digital leadership, is examined through its supportive and
innovative sub-dimensions, while psychological ownership is explored through emotional and
work-based ownership. The dependent variables are innovative work behavior and knowledge sharing
behavior. To test the research model, eight sub-models were developed and analyzed using PLS-SEM.
Mediation was assessed through the Variance Accounted For (VAF) metric. Data were collected from
287 managers and employees working in IT departments within technology parks located in Ankara,
Türkiye. The results reveal that both supportive and innovative forms of digital leadership have a
positive and statistically significant influence on employees’ innovative behavior and knowledge
sharing. However, a portion of this effect operates indirectly through psychological ownership.