Title :
Creating innovative behavior among R&D professionals: the moderating effect of leadership on the relationship between problem-solving style and innovation
Author :
Scott, Susanne G. ; Bruce, Regiaald A.
Author_Institution :
Manage. Fac., Colorado Univ., Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Abstract :
Hierarchical regression analysis was used to test whether problem-solving style interacted with leadership variables (leader-subordinate relationship and manager role expectations) in determining innovative behavior in a sample of R&D professionals. The results indicated that manager role expectations moderated the relationship between problem-solving style and innovative behavior
Keywords :
problem solving; research and development management; statistical analysis; R&D professionals; hierarchical regression analysis; innovation; innovative behavior; leader-subordinate relationship; leadership; manager role expectations; problem-solving style; Error correction; Innovation management; Problem-solving; Process control; Regression analysis; Research and development; Research and development management; Shape; Technological innovation; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 1994. 'Management in Transition: Engineering a Changing World', Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Dayton North, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1955-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1994.379952
