員工的創新與工作滿意是企業很重要的競爭優勢,但是高科技產業員工的工作性質與創新本身皆具有高度的複雜性與風險性,極需要領導者的引導與支持,使部屬自覺有能力與意願進行創新行為,以及提昇員工的工作滿意。本研究認為轉換型領導風格中的鼓舞激勵與智力啟發兩個面向會直接增進員工的創新與工作滿意;也會間接透過賦能來增進創新與工作滿意。本研究共發放850份問卷,有效問卷522份 (有效回收率61.4%)。實證結果顯示領導者對部屬鼓舞激勵與智力啟發會提昇部屬的創新與工作滿意,且賦能對自變項與依變項之間扮演中介的角色。最後為研究討論與管理意涵的探討。
Employees' innovation and job satisfaction are very important to a business' competitive edge. But in the high tech industries, the employees' work nature and innovation have their own high complexities and risks. It requires the leaders' guidance and support to release subordinates' ability and willingness in conducting their innovation activities and to enhance employees' job satisfaction. In this study, we hypothesize that the two dimensions, inspirational motivation and intellectual stimulation, as contained in transformational leadership style will enhance employees' innovation and job satisfaction directly and indirectly through empowerment as a mediator. We distributed a total of 850 questionnaires and collected 522 responses (an effective response rate of 61.4%). Our empirical show that inspirational motivation and intellectual stimulation will enhance employees' innovation and job satisfaction, and empowerment is a mediator between independent variable and dependent variable. The study is concluded with further discussions in research issues and management implications.