Employee wellbeing as a mediator of the influence of spiritual leadership and perceived organizational support to improve innovative work behavior

Economic Annals-XXI: Volume 215, Issue (5-6), Pages: 59-63

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Herminingsih, A. (2025). Employee wellbeing as a mediator of the influence of spiritual leadership and perceived organizational support to improve innovative work behavior. Economic Annals-XXI, 215(5-6), 59-63. doi: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V215-10

Anik Herminingsih
PhD (Management),
Department of Management,
Mercu Buana University RT.1/RW.10, Kb. Sirih, District Menteng, Jakarta, 10340, Indonesia
anik_herminingsih@mercubuana.ac.id
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1838-3401

Employee wellbeing as a mediator of the influence of spiritual leadership and perceived organizational support to improve innovative work behavior

Abstract. The innovative work behavior (IWB) is a crucial employee behavior, especially in an era of increasingly fierce competition. Numerous studies have produced empirical evidence that employee wellbeing has a positive and significant influence. Two main factors contribute to employee wellbeing: spiritual leadership and perceived organizational support. This study aims to analyze the mediating role of employee wellbeing in the influence of spiritual leadership and perceived organizational support on innovative work behavior. The population consisted of 517 Indonesian university lecturers in financial market infrastructures, with a sample of 185 randomly selected respondents in 2024.  Data were processed using the SEM model. The analysis results indicate that spiritual leadership and perceived organizational support have a positive and significant influence on employee wellbeing, and employee wellbeing influences innovative work behavior. Employee wellbeing mediates the influences of spiritual leadership and perceived organizational support toward Innovative work behavior.

Keywords: Innovative Work Behavior; IWB; Employee; Workforce; Work; Labor; Behavior; Wellbeing; Spiritual Leadership; Influence; Knowledge; Innovation; Competition

JEL Classifications: Е24; Е41; Е64; I18; J28; J31

Acknowledgements and Funding: The author received no direct funding for this research.

Contribution: The author contributed equally to this work.

Data Availability Statement: The dataset is available from the author upon request.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V215-10

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Received 21.03.2025
Received in revised form 16.04.2025
Accepted 19.04.2025
Available online 27.06.2025