Employee wellbeing as a mediator of the influence of spiritual leadership and perceived organizational support to improve innovative work behavior

The innovative work behavior (IWB) is a crucial employee behavior, especially in an era of increasingly fierce competition. Numerous studies have produced empirical evidence that employee wellbeing has a positive and significant influence. Two main factors contribute to employee wellbeing: spiritual leadership and perceived organizational support. This study aims to analyze the mediating role of employee wellbeing in the influence of spiritual leadership and perceived organizational support on innovative work behavior. The population consisted of 517 Indonesian university lecturers in financial market infrastructures, with a sample of 185 randomly selected respondents in 2024. Data were processed using the SEM model. The analysis results indicate that spiritual leadership and perceived organizational support have a positive and significant influence on employee wellbeing, and employee wellbeing influences innovative work behavior. Employee wellbeing mediates the influences of spiritual leadership and perceived organizational support toward Innovative work behavior

Empirical research · Employee engagement · Employee research · Organizational commitment · Perceived organizational support · Workplace Spirituality · Employee Performance and Leadership · Employee Performance and Management · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership