Humble leadership and creativity in SMEs: A pathway to achieve SDG 8 and SDG 9 in the industry 4.0 era
The research explores how SME employee creativity develops under humble leadership (HL) in the context of Industry 4.0. This research applies the Job Demands-Resources theory to study direct HL effects on creativity and examine indirect relationships through employee vitality and peer support as wel...
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| author | Fang He Rana Tahir Naveed Muhammad Adnan Volkan Çakir Warda Naseem Saqib Muneer |
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| description | The research explores how SME employee creativity develops under humble leadership (HL) in the context of Industry 4.0. This research applies the Job Demands-Resources theory to study direct HL effects on creativity and examine indirect relationships through employee vitality and peer support as well as the moderating impact of polychronicity. The research data shows that HL creates creativity directly and indirectly through employee vitality and peer support among 418 UK-based SME employees and supervisors, as analyzed through structural equation modeling. Moreover, the study demonstrates these effects increase when employees show polychronicity. The effects become stronger for people who possess effective multitasking abilities. The research presents practical guidelines to SME leaders demonstrating that leadership approaches based on employee welfare, teamwork, |
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| spelling | doaj-art-29f7d769cc7a4fd38aa264c91455a2a52025-08-20T02:11:41ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182025-05-0125510497210.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104972Humble leadership and creativity in SMEs: A pathway to achieve SDG 8 and SDG 9 in the industry 4.0 eraFang He0Rana Tahir Naveed1Muhammad Adnan2Volkan Çakir3Warda Naseem4Saqib Muneer5School of Grammar and Management, Beijing Polytechnic College, Beijing 100042, ChinaUniversity of Education Lahore, Pakistan; Corresponding author.Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (CEBE), Birmingham City University, United KingdomFaculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (CEBE), Birmingham City University, United KingdomTIMES Institute Multan, PakistanCollege of Business Administration Department of Economics and Finance University of Ha’il, Saudi ArabiaThe research explores how SME employee creativity develops under humble leadership (HL) in the context of Industry 4.0. This research applies the Job Demands-Resources theory to study direct HL effects on creativity and examine indirect relationships through employee vitality and peer support as well as the moderating impact of polychronicity. The research data shows that HL creates creativity directly and indirectly through employee vitality and peer support among 418 UK-based SME employees and supervisors, as analyzed through structural equation modeling. Moreover, the study demonstrates these effects increase when employees show polychronicity. The effects become stronger for people who possess effective multitasking abilities. The research presents practical guidelines to SME leaders demonstrating that leadership approaches based on employee welfare, teamwork,http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825002859HLEmployee creativitySustainable business modelsIndustry 4.0SMEs innovation |
| spellingShingle | Fang He Rana Tahir Naveed Muhammad Adnan Volkan Çakir Warda Naseem Saqib Muneer Humble leadership and creativity in SMEs: A pathway to achieve SDG 8 and SDG 9 in the industry 4.0 era Acta Psychologica HL Employee creativity Sustainable business models Industry 4.0 SMEs innovation |
| title | Humble leadership and creativity in SMEs: A pathway to achieve SDG 8 and SDG 9 in the industry 4.0 era |
| title_full | Humble leadership and creativity in SMEs: A pathway to achieve SDG 8 and SDG 9 in the industry 4.0 era |
| title_fullStr | Humble leadership and creativity in SMEs: A pathway to achieve SDG 8 and SDG 9 in the industry 4.0 era |
| title_full_unstemmed | Humble leadership and creativity in SMEs: A pathway to achieve SDG 8 and SDG 9 in the industry 4.0 era |
| title_short | Humble leadership and creativity in SMEs: A pathway to achieve SDG 8 and SDG 9 in the industry 4.0 era |
| title_sort | humble leadership and creativity in smes a pathway to achieve sdg 8 and sdg 9 in the industry 4 0 era |
| topic | HL Employee creativity Sustainable business models Industry 4.0 SMEs innovation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825002859 |
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