The Effect of Empowering Leadership on Innovative Work Behavior among Generation Z Employees at PT Telkom Witel Yogya Jateng Selatan

Qothrunnada Rihadatul'aisy; Muhammad Nur Syuhada'

doi:10.31293/mv.v9i1.9372

The Effect of Empowering Leadership on Innovative Work Behavior among Generation Z Employees at PT Telkom Witel Yogya Jateng Selatan

Qothrunnada Rihadatul'aisy, Muhammad Nur Syuhada'

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effect of empowering leadership on innovative work behavior among Generation Z employees at PT Telkom Witel Yogya Jateng Selatan. A quantitative correlational design was employed, involving 80 Generation Z employees selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires measuring empowering leadership and innovative work behavior and analyzed using simple linear regression. The results indicated that empowering leadership had a positive and significant effect on innovative work behavior (β = 0.666; B = 0.560; R² = 0.444; p < .001). These findings suggest that empowering leadership accounts for 44.4% of the variance in innovative work behavior among Generation Z employees. This study provides practical implications for organizations in developing adaptive leadership strategies to foster innovative work behavior.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.31293/mv.v9i1.9372