The Effect of Transformational Leadership and Organizational Culture on Employee Creativity and Innovation at PT PJB UP Muara Tawar
Alfian Sulthoni*, Dr. Jimmy Sadeli, M.M.
Faculty Economy & Business, University of Indonesia
*alfiansulthoni[at]gmail.com
Abstract
The global market at 21st century demands highly skilled workforce that is creative, innovative, intellectually active, and capable of critical thinking. This study examines the factors impacting employee creative and innovative undertakings at work in power generation company with a focus on transformational leadership and organizational culture. This study uses survey design, simple regression analyses to test three hypotheses. Data were collected from 158 (143 males and 15 females) randomly selected staff at PT PJB UP Muara Tawar aged between 25 and 50 years. Employees finished questionnaires consisting of validated scales of employee creativity and innovation, transformational leadership and organizational culture in the research. It was concluded that transformational leadership (t:7,768 dan sig: 0,00) and appropriate organizational culture (t:3,635 dan sig:0,00) are important factors to improve and maintain employee creativity and innovation in the PT PJB UP Muara Tawar. It was recommended that companies can facilitate employee creativity and innovation by promoting and investing in transformational leadership training of their managerial staff as well as continuously promoting creative and innovative organizational culture.
Keywords: Employee creativity, innovation, transformational leadership and organisational culture
Topic: Strategic Management & Ecosystem Business