THE IMPACT OF INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP ON INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE: MEDIATING ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION

Abstract

This study examines the impact of inclusive leadership on the innovative performance amid teachers in higher institutions in southern region of KP, Pakistan. The research explores mediating roles of intellectual stimulation, thereby offering inclusive analysis that how inclusive leadership practices shape professional outcomes in educational settings. The study highlights the pathways that how inclusive leadership affects innovative performance over intellectual stimulation. Thus, using a structured survey methodology, data were collected from a sample (333) of teachers in higher education institutions in KP, Pakistan. The statistical analyses were employed to test the hypothesized relationships (association), and mediating effects to attain desired information used for decision making and contributing knowledge. The findings of study reveal that inclusive leadership significantly enhances innovative performance through the intellectual stimulation. In this drive, the present research underlines critical standing of inclusive leadership in creating dynamic, equitable and innovative academic environment, that contribute towards desired and leading sustainable development of higher education sector and thereby offering some recommendation as extracted from main findings.