Ethical Leadership and Innovative work Behavior: Test of Mediation and Moderation Processes: Evidence from Service Sector

Abstract

The era in which we are living is very competitive due to rapid change in desires of customers. To cope up with changing desires organization need to innovate. Ethical leadership is attracting the attention of business entities. Innovative work behavior (IWB) of employees is based on different aspects in organizations. This research examines the influence of ethical leadership on employees’ IWB in Pakistan’s banking industry with trust in leadership as a mediating variable and empowerment as a moderator. A structured questionnaire was employed for the purpose of data collection. The research findings highlight the existence of significant relationship among the variables. This study findings will contribute by introducing a new frame work in literature.