상사의 변혁적 리더십이 중소기업 근로자의 혁신적 업무행동에 미치는 영향: 직원몰입의 매개효과와 LMX의 조건부 간접효과

This study examined the structural relationships between transformational leadership, employee commitment, innovative work behavior, and leader-member exchange(LMX) among employees of small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs). It also sought to identify the mediating effect of employee commitment and moderated mediating effect of LMX. An online survey was conducted with employees of SMEs in South Korea, and 420 responses were used for moderated mediation analysis. The findings indicate that the influence of transformational leadership on innovative work behavior is not statistically significant. Contrary to numerous prior studies that suggest a positive relationship between transformational leadership and employee commitment, this study found a statistically significant negative relationship between the two. Employee commitment was confirmed to have a positive effect on innovative work behavior, and the mediating effect of employee commitment on the relationship between transformational leadership and innovative work behavior was statistically significant. Finally, the mediating effect of employee commitment on the relationship between transformational leadership and innovative work behavior is moderated by the level of LMX. These findings offer both academic and practical implications for Human Resource Development (HRD).