Enhancing Innovative Performance through Extra-role Creativity: An Empirical Study

Abstract

The objective of this research is to understand the role of extra-role creativity as mediation in the relationship of transformational leadership and innovative performance. Purposive sampling is applied on the employees at the export-oriented Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises of Batik in Central Java, Indonesia. Extra-role creativity is an idea that is leaned on human capital theory and pro-social behavior concept. Analysis result shows that transformational leadership has positive effect on innovative performance through extra-role creativity. Sobel test confirms that extra-role creativity mediates the relationship of transformational leadership and innovative performance.