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The Impact of Servant Leadership on Innovative Work Behavior: The Role of Work Meaningfulness and Innovative Organizational Culture in Colombia

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dc.contributor.advisorPiñeros Espinosa, Rafael Alejandro
dc.creatorAstudillo Serrato, Paula Sofia
dc.creatorLinares López, Eliana Sofía
dc.creatorRojas Jaramillo, Sara Mariana
dc.creator.degreeProfesional en Marketing y Negocios Digitales
dc.creator.degreeAdministrador de Negocios Internacionales
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-24T21:23:56Z
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dc.date.created2026-06-12
dc.descriptionObjetivo – El objetivo de este estudio es investigar cómo el Liderazgo de Servicio (LS), el Significado del Trabajo (MT) y la Cultura Organizacional Innovadora (COI) influyen en el Comportamiento Laboral Innovador (CLI), especialmente en el contexto colombiano y latinoamericano. Diseño/metodología/enfoque – Mediante un diseño cuantitativo transversal, se recopilaron datos a través de un cuestionario en línea utilizando una técnica de muestreo por conveniencia no probabilístico de una muestra multisectorial de 200 empleados en Colombia. Se utilizaron medidas de confiabilidad, análisis de correlación y regresiones lineales para evaluar las relaciones estadísticas directas e indirectas entre las variables y probar las trayectorias hipotetizadas. Resultados – Los resultados sugieren que el LS, el MT y la COI tienen una influencia positiva en el CLI. Limitaciones/implicaciones de la investigación – La principal limitación metodológica es el diseño transversal del estudio, ya que todas las variables se midieron en un solo momento, lo que impidió establecer relaciones causales definitivas a largo plazo. Además, dado que la investigación se basa en autoinformes de los 200 participantes, aumenta la posibilidad de varianza del método común y sesgo de deseabilidad social. Implicaciones prácticas: Para los gerentes en América Latina, el estudio sugiere que para lograr la innovación corporativa es necesario alejarse del control burocrático rígido. En este sentido, las organizaciones deberían diseñar programas de capacitación en liderazgo centrados en comportamientos de liderazgo de servicio (como empatía, humildad y responsabilidad) como estrategia para generar un clima innovador y promover el significado del lugar de trabajo para los empleados. Originalidad/Valor: Este estudio es original, ya que ningún estudio previo ha investigado múltiples conceptos como SL, WM e IOC en un mismo modelo para analizar su influencia en IWB. En general, se enfoca en un contexto geográfico latinoamericano poco estudiado.
dc.description.abstractPurpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate how Servant Leadership (SL), Work Meaningfulness (WM), and Innovative Organizational Culture (IOC) influences Innovative Work Behavior (IWB) especially in the Colombian and Latin American context. Design/methodology/approach – Adopting a quantitative, cross-sectional design, data were collected via an online questionnaire using a non-probability convenience sampling technique from a multi-sectoral sample of 200 employees in Colombia. Reliability measures, correlation analysis, and linear regressions were utilized to evaluate the direct and indirect statistical relationships among the variables and test the hypothesized paths. Findings – The findings suggest that SL, WM, and IOC have a positive influence on IWB. Research limitations/implications –The primary methodological limitation is the study's cross-sectional design, as all variables were measured at a single point in time, it prevented establishing definitive long-term causal relationships. Additionally, as the investigation relies on self-report measures from the 200 participants, this increases the potential for common method variance and social desirability bias. Practical implications – For managers in Latin America, the study suggests that to have corporate innovation it is required to move away from rigid, bureaucratic control. In this sense, organizations should design leadership training programs that are centered around servant leadership behaviors (such as empathy, humility, and stewardship) as a strategy to harvest an innovative climate and promote employee workplace meaning. Originality/value –This study is original, in that no previous studies have investigated multiple concepts such as SL, WM and IOC in the same model to analyze the influence in IWB. Overall, it focuses on a little-studied Latin American geographical context.
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dc.publisherUniversidad del Rosario
dc.publisher.departmentEscuela de Administración
dc.publisher.programPregrado en Marketing y Negocios Digitales
dc.publisher.programAdministración de Negocios Internacionales
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dc.source.instnameinstname:Universidad del Rosario
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dc.subjectLiderazgo de servicio
dc.subjectComportamiento laboral innovador
dc.subjectSignificado del trabajo
dc.subjectCultura organizacional innovadora
dc.subject.keywordInnovative work behavior
dc.subject.keywordServant leadership
dc.subject.keywordWork meaningfulness
dc.subject.keywordInnovative organizational culture
dc.titleThe Impact of Servant Leadership on Innovative Work Behavior: The Role of Work Meaningfulness and Innovative Organizational Culture in Colombia
dc.title.TranslatedTitleEl impacto del liderazgo de servicio en el comportamiento laboral innovador: el papel del significado del trabajo y la cultura organizacional innovadora en Colombia
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