A EXAMINING THE ROLE OF SUPPORT FOR CREATIVITY IN DETERMININGCREATIVITY; MEDIATING ROLE OF EPISTEMIC CURIOSITY ANDMODERATING ROLE OF TRUST IN LEADERSHIP
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The present study investigated the role of support for creativity in enhancing employee creativity, with epistemic curiosity examined as a mediating variable and trust in leadership as a moderating factor. Data were collected from 321 employees working in the telecom sector of Pakistan, located in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Sialkot, and Lahore. Regression analysis revealed that support for creativity is positively associated with both creativity and epistemic curiosity. Additionally, epistemic curiosity was found to have a positive relationship with employee creativity. The findings further indicated that epistemic curiosity mediates the relationship between support for creativity and employee creativity, while trust in leadership moderates this relationship by strengthening the positive association between support for creativity and creativity. The results are discussed in the context of the prevailing environment of private sector organizations in Pakistan. The study concludes by outlining its limitations and suggesting directions for future research.Abstract
This study examined the role of support for creativity in enhancing employee creativity, with epistemic curiosity serving as a mediating variable and trust in leadership acting as a moderating factor. Data were collected from 321 employees working in Pakistan’s telecom sector across Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Sialkot, and Lahore. Regression analysis indicated that support for creativity is positively associated with both employee creativity and epistemic curiosity, while epistemic curiosity also shows a positive relationship with creativity. Furthermore, epistemic curiosity mediates the relationship between support for creativity and employee creativity, whereas trust in leadership moderates this relationship by influencing the strength of the association between support for creativity and creativity. The findings are discussed in the context of the prevailing environment of private-sector organizations in Pakistan. The paper concludes by outlining study limitations and directions for future research.
