Relationship between Transactional Leadership Style and Employees’ Creativity as Mediated by Knowledge Sharing Behavior in Public Colleges of Lahore

Abstract

This study aimed to find out the relationship between transactional leadership style and employees’ creativity as mediated by knowledge sharing behavior in public colleges of Lahore. The correlation research design was used for the study. The population of the study was teaching faculty of public colleges in Lahore, Punjab. A multistage random sampling technique was used to draw a sample. Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, Self-Rated Creativity Scale, and Knowledge Sharing Behavior Scale questionnaires were used to collect data. The sample size comprised of 500 teachers and the response rate was 86%. This study found a strong positive correlation between transitional leadership style, employees’ creativity, and knowledge sharing behavior and this study found that knowledge sharing behavior partially mediates the relationship between transactional leadership and employees’ creativity. It may be worthwhile to explore the comparison with other variables like job satisfaction and motivation of both public and private sector teachers.