공무원의 직무만족이 혁신행동에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구: 리더십의 조절효과를 중심으로

Although the current studies found job satisfaction is positively related to innovative behavior, there is a lack of research on the role of moderating variables that can increase this relationship. Therefore, this study aims to identify the moderating effect of leadership (transactional and transformational leadership) that can positively affect the relationship between job satisfaction and innovative behavior The data for the analysis is conducted by the Korea Institute of Public Administration on 4,111 public officers. The results confirm that, first, job satisfaction is positively related to innovative behavior. Second, the effect of leadership on the relationship between job satisfaction and innovation behavior varies by leadership style. Transactional leadership had a negative effect on the relationship between job satisfaction and innovative behavior, but it was not significant. The moderating effect of transformational leadership was positive and significant. Based on the positive relationship between job satisfaction and innovative behavior, this study confirmed the role of transformational leadership as a moderating variable that can increase this relationship. From these results, based on the positive moderating effect of transformational leadership, it is necessary to actively utilize transformational leadership to trigger active participation and motivation of public officers based on mutual trust with a leader.