Liderazgo y comportamiento innovador del trabajador en personal administrativo de una institución educativa

The purpose of this study was to describe the leadership practices perceived by a group of 145 employees with regard to their immediate boss and to estimate whether these practices are related to their innovative behavior at work. The study was conducted in a higher education institution with employees from the administrative area who belonged to the same department. To this end, the Innovational Leadership Scale (ils-15]) of Contreras, Espinosa, and Dornberger (2019) and the Janssen Innovative Work Behaviour Scale (2000) were used. Both questionnaires showed high levels of reliability (Cronbach’s alpha coefficients greater than .90). According to the results, an average level of development may observed in the two variables that were studied. Likewise, it was observed that the employees with greater innovative behavior perceive greater leadership for innovation in their bosses. These findings contribute to the training of leaders that foster innovation in organizations and demonstrate the need to continue studying this style of leadership in Colombian companies with regard to innovative behavior among their staff, so as to contribute to the development of organizations more adaptable to the changing circumstances of the environment.