The effects of transformational and exchange leadership on innovative behavior with the moderating role of psychological empowerment

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of transformational and exchange leadership on innovative behavior with a moderating role of psychological empowerment (Case study: Isfahan Azad University). The statistical population of the present study consisted of all employees working in the Islamic Azad University of Isfahan, numbering 1000. Through Cochran sampling formula, 287 people were selected as a sample through stratified sampling method appropriate to the volume, in order to collect data from three The standard questionnaire of transformational and exchange leadership of Bass and Olivier (1995), Spritzer psychological empowerment (1995) and Johnson Innovative Behavior Questionnaire (1997) were used. The reliability of this questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha method with a value of 0.804. Analysis of research data at two descriptive levels using statistics such as mean and standard deviation and in inferential using Structural equations were performed by SPSS and Warp PLS software. Findings from research hypotheses showed that transformational and exchange leadership have an effect on innovative behavior and the effect of psychological empowerment variable was not significant in this regard.