Investigating the Effect of Authoritarian Leadership Style on Employee Creativity with the Mediating Effect of Fear and Defensive Silence and the Moderating Effect of Psychological Capital

In this study, the effect of authoritarian leadership style on employees' creativity with the mediating role of fear and defensive silence and the moderating role of psychological capital in the branches of Tehran City Bank has been investigated. The statistical population of this study includes 310 employees of Bank Shahr branches in Tehran who have been selected according to Cochran's formula. It should be noted that the sampling method was first multi-stage and then through a simple sampling, the research questionnaire was distributed through simple sampling. The data of this research were collected using the library method and a questionnaire. The questionnaire used in this research is the standard questionnaire of Goo et al. In 2019 and its validity and reliability have been estimated through relevant tests. The data of this research have been analyzed using LISREL software. The results showed that psychological capital plays a moderating role, employees' fear and employees' defensive silence play a mediating role in the impact of authoritarian leadership on employees' creativity. Authoritarian leadership also has a positive effect on creativity, employee fear and employee silence. Employee fear and defensive silence also have a positive effect on employee creativity.