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5. Linking Motivational Leadership with Creativity

Authors : Alkis Thrassou, Dimosthenis Orfanos, Evangelos Tsoukatos

Published in: Innovation and Capacity Building

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The principles of motivation and creativity constitute key parameters of successful management and contribute significantly to productivity and efficiency. This chapter combines primary qualitative and quantitative data to investigate the subjects of motivation and creativity in the workplace and particularly in the context of leadership styles and hierarchy. The main findings of this research show that once both leadership and the wider hierarchical ladder institute employee motivation to the degree that employee job satisfaction is achieved, employees consequently and naturally become more creative. The research validates, for the first time, for Greece, the mainstream international theoretical arguments documenting the effectiveness of leadership and hierarchy in motivating employee creativity, also putting forward the resulting practical implications.

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Title: Linking Motivational Leadership with Creativity
Authors: Alkis Thrassou
Dimosthenis Orfanos
Evangelos Tsoukatos
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Innovation and Capacity Building
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-90944-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-90945-5

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90945-5_5