Creating innovative behavior among R&D professionals: the moderating effect of leadership on the relationship between problem-solving style and innovation

Abstract

Hierarchical regression analysis was used to test whether problem-solving style interacted with leadership variables (leader-subordinate relationship and manager role expectations) in determining innovative behavior in a sample of R&D professionals. The results indicated that manager role expectations moderated the relationship between problem-solving style and innovative behavior.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>