From silence to spark: How transformational leadership empowers employee innovation and voice in SMEs
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F04130081%3A_____%2F25%3AN0000036" target="_blank" >RIV/04130081:_____/25:N0000036 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825010741?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825010741?via%3Dihub</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105761" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105761</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
From silence to spark: How transformational leadership empowers employee innovation and voice in SMEs
Original language description
In developing countries like Pakistan, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face significant challenges in fostering innovation, and this study seeks to explore the role of transformational leadership in promoting innovation within these SMEs, specifically examining how employees' voice mediates this relationship. Utilizing a structural equation modeling approach, data were collected from 358 employees in SME's sector of Pakistan. The findings reveal that TRLD significantly influences employee voice, which in turn enhances innovation outcomes. Specifically, leaders who inspire and motivate their teams create an environment conducive to open communication, allowing employees to share ideas and concerns without fear. This proactive engagement not only boosts individual creativity but also cultivates a collective culture of innovation. The analysis further highlights that employee voice serves as a critical mechanism through which TRLD drives both process and product innovation. In developing countries SMEs. These insights underscore the importance of effective leadership in promoting employee engagement and creativity, providing valuable implications for managers aiming to thrive in competitive landscapes. This study contributes to the theoretical framework by empirically validating the mediating role of employees' voice in the relationship between transformational leadership and innovation in SMEs, employing robust quantitative methods to analyze data, and integrating upper echelon theory to illustrate how leadership characteristics influence organizational outcomes, specifically within the context of developing countries like Pakistan.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
ACTA PSYCHOLOGICA
ISSN
0001-6918
e-ISSN
1873-6297
Volume of the periodical
261
Issue of the periodical within the volume
November 2025, 105761
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
1-12
UT code for WoS article
001613231500001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105020671478