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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Organizational Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1532977
This article is part of the Research Topic Creative Organization Development through Leadership View all 15 articles
Influence of Digital Transformation on Employee Innovative Behavior: Roles of Challenging Appraisal, Organizational Culture Support, and Transformational Leadership Style
Provisionally accepted
Jesna Lafortune Bindel Sibassaha 1
Jean Baptiste Bernard Pea-Assounga 2* Prince Dorian Rivel Bambi 3- 1 Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China
- 2 Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
- 3 Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
This study explores the relationships between digital transformation (DT), challenging appraisal (CA), organizational culture support (OCS), transformational leadership style (TLS), and employee innovative behavior (EINB) in Brazzaville's banking sector. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) via SPSS 26 and SmartPLS, data from 280 employees in the top five banks were analyzed. Results show significant positive relationships between DT and CA, DT and EINB, and CA and EINB. CA and OCS partially mediate the link between DT and EINB. CA significantly affects EINB, while higher levels of TLS weaken the positive DT-EINB relationship. Hypotheses regarding these relationships were confirmed, except for the interaction effect of DT and TLS on EINB. Drawing on principles from Social Cognitive Theory and Self-Determination Theory, this study offers valuable insights for organizational management in navigating digital transformation and fostering innovative behavior in the banking sector.
Keywords: Challenging appraisal, digital transformation, Employee innovative behavior, Organizational Culture Support, structural equation modelling, Transformational leadership style
Received: 22 Nov 2024; Accepted: 10 Mar 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Jean Baptiste Bernard Pea-Assounga, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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