Leadership Style and Employees’ Innovative Behaviour: A Study of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC)

Abstract

This study examined the impact of leadership style on employee innovative behaviour in the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Abuja. Specifically, it investigated the effects of transformational, transactional, and participative leadership styles on employees' ability to generate, develop, and implement novel ideas. The study adopted a survey research design, collecting primary data through structured questionnaires from a sample of 194 employees determined using the Taro Yamane formula. Simple random sampling was employed to ensure representativeness. Reliability and validity of the research instrument were confirmed using Cronbach’s alpha and expert reviews, respectively. Data analysis was conducted using multiple regression with SPSS version 23. The findings revealed that participative and transactional leadership styles had a significant positive influence on employee innovative behaviour, while transformational leadership demonstrated a weaker but still significant effect. The study concluded that leadership styles played a critical role in shaping innovation within NBC. It recommended that NBC leaders adopt a more participative and adaptive leadership approach to foster a culture of innovation. The study’s limitations included its focus on a single organization, suggesting that future research should explore multiple organizations and industry-wide perspectives.