Linking ethical leadership to employee creativity: Knowledge sharing and self-efficacy as mediators

• Yueru Ma

  Central South University

• Weibo Cheng

  Central South University

• Barbara A. Ribbens

  Illinois State University

• Juanmei Zhou

  Central South University

Using social exchange theory and social learning theory, we examined the influence of ethical leadership on employee creativity through the mediation of knowledge sharing and self-efficacy. We tested our hypotheses with a sample of 309 employees and their supervisors from 4 Chinese companies, using a multiple mediation model. The results showed that ethical leadership was positively related to employee creativity and that this relationship was mediated by knowledge sharing and self-efficacy.

1. Yueru Ma, Central South University
   School of Business
   
2. Weibo Cheng, Central South University
   School of Business
3. Barbara A. Ribbens, Illinois State University
   Department of Management and Quantitative Methods
4. Juanmei Zhou, Central South University
   School of Business

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