The Role of Principals’ Leadership Behaviors in Stimulating Teachers’ Innovative Work Behavior: A Correlational Study

Abstract

This study followed a correlational cross-sectional approach that investigates the relationship between teachers’ perceptions of principals’ leadership behaviors and teachers’ own innovative work behavior (IWB). The Person-environment fit model guided the study. The results indicated positive and moderate correlations between the dimensions of principals’ leadership behaviors and teachers’ innovative work behaviour except for monitoring which is negatively correlated with teachers’ IWB.  A coefficient analysis indicated that providing resources, support for innovation, and recognition are possible predictors for the teachers’ innovative work behaviors.