The Effect Of Empowering Leadership On Innovative Work Behavior With Knowledge Sharing As A Mediating Variable (A Case Study Of Religious Court Institutions In The Lampung Region)
Keywords:
Empowering Leadership, Knowledge Sharing, Innovative Work Behavior, PLS
Abstract
This study aims to analyze the effect of empowering leadership on innovative work behavior with knowledge sharing as a mediating variable among employees of the Religious Courts in the Lampung region. The population of this study consists of all employees across 13 Religious Court work units in Lampung, with a total sample of 330 respondents selected using an appropriate sampling technique. Data analysis was conducted using the Partial Least Square (PLS) method with SmartPLS version 4 software.
The results indicate that empowering leadership has a positive and significant effect on innovative work behavior. This finding suggests that higher levels of empowering leadership practices lead to increased innovative behavior among employees in performing their tasks. Furthermore, knowledge sharing is proven to significantly mediate the relationship between empowering leadership and innovative work behavior. Thus, empowering leadership enhances employees' innovative behavior through effective knowledge sharing processes within the organization. This study implies that organizations, particularly judicial institutions, should promote empowering leadership practices and foster a knowledge-sharing culture to enhance employee innovation in responding to dynamic work demands.
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Bhatti, Z. A., Hussain, M., Santoro, G., & Khurshid, M. (2022). Empowering leadership and employee innovative behavior: The role of trust and knowledge sharing. Management Decision.
Blau, P. M. (1964). Exchange and power in social life. Wiley.
Escribá-Carda, N., Balbastre-Benavent, F., & Canet-Giner, T. (2017). Employees’ innovative work behavior and organizational support. European Management Journal.
Eslami, P. (2020). Knowledge sharing practices and organizational effectiveness: A systematic review. Journal of Knowledge Management.
Estensoro, M., Larrea, M., & Müller, J. M. (2021). Human resource competencies and innovation performance in the digital era. Technological Forecasting and Social Change.
Fatah, R., & Dudija, N. (2025). Leadership, knowledge sharing, and employee innovation: Evidence from public sector organizations. Journal of Management Development.
Ghadani, H., Wang, J., & Lee, S. (2022). Causal-comparative research design and hypothesis testing in quantitative studies. International Journal of Social Research Methodology.
Hanafy, M., Ahmed, R., & Khalil, A. (2025). Empowering leadership as a predictor of innovative work behavior in modern organizations. Journal of Organizational Effectiveness.
Hassi, A., Storti, G., & Azar, S. (2022). Empowering leadership and innovation outcomes: Evidence from emerging economies. Leadership & Organization Development Journal.
Hermundsdottir, F., Aspelund, A., & Schøtt, T. (2021). Innovative behavior in times of crisis: Organizational resilience and adaptation. Journal of Business Research.
Hughes, M., Lee, A., Tian, A. W., Newman, A., & Legood, A. (2018). Leadership, creativity, and innovative work behavior: A systematic review and future research agenda. The Leadership Quarterly, 29(5), 549–569.
Jabid, A., Rahman, M., & Karim, S. (2023). Knowledge sharing and employee innovation: Evidence from service organizations. Knowledge Management Research & Practice.
Janssen, O. (2000). Job demands, perceptions of effort-reward fairness and innovative work behaviour. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 73(3), 287–302.
Kandasamy, R. (2024). Empowering leadership for AI-based organizational innovation: Trust, participation, and ethical responsibility. International Journal of Innovation Management.
Khan, S., Ahmad, R., & Malik, F. (2023). Knowledge sharing as a mediator between self-leadership and innovative work behavior. Journal of Knowledge Management.
Kim, M., & Beehr, T. A. (2022). Empowering leadership and innovative work behavior: The mediating role of psychological ownership. Leadership & Organization Development Journal.
Kozhakhmet, S., Zhidebekkyzy, A., Toxanova, A., & Ahmad, N. (2020). Knowledge management practices and sustainable competitive advantage. Sustainability, 12(18), 1–17.
Li, X., Zhang, Y., & Wang, L. (2022). The double-edged effect of empowering leadership on innovative work behavior: The roles of work engagement and emotional exhaustion. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1–12.
Nguyen, T. M., Nham, T. P., Froese, F. J., & Malik, A. (2021). Motivation and knowledge sharing: A meta-analysis and future research agenda. Journal of Knowledge Management.
Nicolescu, L., & Rîpa, I. (2024). Innovative work behavior and organizational performance in the digital transformation era. Management & Marketing.
Purnama, C., Sari, D. P., & Wijayanti, R. (2022). The role of empowering leadership in improving employee motivation and performance. Jurnal Manajemen dan Bisnis Indonesia.
Rao Jada, U., Mukhopadhyay, S., & Titiyal, R. (2019). Empowering leadership and innovative work behavior: A mediated model of knowledge sharing. Journal of Knowledge Management, 23(5), 915–930.
Spreitzer, G. M. (1995). Psychological empowerment in the workplace: Dimensions, measurement, and validation. Academy of Management Journal, 38(5), 1442–1465.
Tabara, N., Alshurideh, M., & Al Kurdi, B. (2021). Empowering leadership and employee outcomes: The mediating role of intrinsic motivation. International Journal of Human Resource Studies.
Usmanova, A., Yang, J., & Sumarliah, E. (2020). Knowledge sharing behavior and innovation capability: Evidence from service organizations. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity.
Vuong, B. N., & Hieu, V. M. (2022). Empowering leadership and innovative work behavior: Evidence from Asian organizations. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration.
Wang, J., Liu, H., & Chen, Y. (2022). Empowering leadership and employee motivation toward innovation: A contingent perspective. Management Research Review.
Wijaya, A., Sutanto, E., & Hartono, B. (2023). The effect of empowering leadership on innovative work behavior: Evidence from Indonesian public institutions. Jurnal Manajemen dan Kewirausahaan.
Woods, S. A., Mustafa, M. J., Anderson, N., & Sayer, B. (2018). Innovative work behavior and organizational competitiveness in dynamic environments. Journal of Organizational Behavior.
Yepes, V., & Lopez, R. (2023). Employees as strategic knowledge assets: Implications for organizational competitiveness. International Journal of Knowledge Management.
Zhao, H., Teng, H., & Wu, Q. (2020). Knowledge sharing and innovative work behavior: The mediating role of creativity. Journal of Knowledge Management.
Published
2026-05-10
How to Cite
Eka Ramadhani, RR. Erlina, & Zainnur M Rusdi. (2026). The Effect Of Empowering Leadership On Innovative Work Behavior With Knowledge Sharing As A Mediating Variable (A Case Study Of Religious Court Institutions In The Lampung Region). International Journal of Economics, Business and Innovation Research, 5(03), 1767-1785. https://doi.org/10.63922/ijebir.v5i03.3563
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