تعيين تأثير رهبري كارآفرينانه بر خودكارآمدي خلاق كاركنان با تاكيد بر نقش ميانجي رفتار پيشاهنگي (مورد مطالعه: شركتهاي دانش بنيان شهر اصفهان)

Employeesʹ creative self-efficacy is one of the most important predictors of organizational innovation. By improving this feature, the organization will be protected from environmental changes an‎d adapt to the competitive market. So, itʹs important to identify the factors that improve employeesʹ creative self-efficacy. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of entrepreneurial leadership on employeesʹ creative self-efficacy in Isfahan knowledge-based organizations by focusing on the mediating role of scouting behavior. The study used a quantitative research design, an‎d data was collected through a questionnaire. This research is practical in terms of purpose an‎d descriptive in terms of nature. The experts an‎d managers in Isfahan knowledge-based organizations composed the statistical population of this research. The formula 5q≤n≤15q is used to estimate the sample size, so the study sample should be between 215 an‎d 645. For this purpose, 260 researcher-made questionnaires include 43 questions based on four stan‎dard questionnaires distributed to the target population. Entrepreneurial leadership questions have been taken from Renko et al. an‎d Davar et al. questionnaires; creative self-efficacy questions have been taken from Karwowskiʹs questionnaire; an‎d scouting behavior questions have been taken from Kim an‎d Rheeʹs questionnaire. Finally, 225 analyzable questionnaires were collected. Cronbachʹs alpha of the questionnaire was 0.95, so the reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed. Content validity an‎d construct validity were used to assess the validity of the questionnaire, an‎d it was also confirmed. Descriptive statistical methods an‎d SPSS 26 software were used for data analysis an‎d structural equation modeling, an‎d Amos 24 software was used to test the hypotheses. In this research, all the hypotheses were confirmed. The result indicates that entrepreneurial leadership affects employeesʹ creative self-efficacy. Also, the findings confirmed the mediating role of scouting behavior in the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership an‎d scouting behavior.

5