The relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and employees' innovative behavior in the hospitality and tourism industry: The role of organizational agility

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1 Tourism Studies Department, Al-Alson High Institute for Tourism and Hotels, Egypt

2 Business Administration Department, Ibn Rushd College for Management Sciences, Saudi

3 Hotel Management Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City, Egypt

4 Hotel Studies, Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotels Luxor – (Egoth), Egypt.

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This study investigates how entrepreneurial leadership affects employees' innovative behavior in the hospitality and tourism industry through organizational agility as a mediator. PLS-SEM was used to analyze four hundred valid responses gathered from full-time employees working in five-star hotels and category (A) travel agencies operating in Egypt. Data analysis was performed using the WarpPLS 7.0 program. The findings indicated that entrepreneurial leadership is positively correlated with organizational agility and employees' innovative behavior. Findings also indicated organizational agility positively correlated with employees' innovative behavior. Furthermore, organizational agility acts as a mediator in the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and employees' innovative behavior. The study advances the theoretical understanding of entrepreneurial leadership, organizational agility, and employees' innovative behavior in the context of Egypt's tourism and hospitality industry. Practically, the study provides tourism and hospitality enterprises with recommendations for maximizing the benefits of entrepreneurial leadership in terms of organizational agility and employees' innovative behavior.
 

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