Abstract:
This study aimed to 1) examine employees innovative work behavior, 2) assess the level of transformational leadership, 3) evaluate the level of organizational commitment, 4) investigate the influence of transformational leadership on employees' innovative work behavior, and 5) explore the influence of organizational commitment on employees' innovative work behavior in the energy industry. The study utilized a sample of 280 employees selected through multi-stage sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, as well as inferential statistics with multiple regression analysis.
The results revealed that employees' perceptions of transformational leadership, organizational commitment, and innovative work behavior were all rated at a high level. For transformational leadership, inspirational motivation received the highest rating. For organizational commitment, continuance commitment was the most prominent dimension, while for innovative work behavior, creative thinking was the highest-rated factor.
The hypothesis testing indicated that 1) three dimensions of transformational leadership idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration significantly influenced innovative work behavior at the 0.01 level. Additionally, 2) two dimensions of organizational commitment continuance commitment and normative commitment significantly influenced innovative work behavior at the 0.01 level. These findings underscore the importance of transformational leadership and
organizational commitment in fostering innovative work behavior among employees in the energy industry.