Intellectual capital, ethical leadership, employee commitment and innovative work behavior of staff in public senior secondary schools in Kampala

Abstract

The study aimed at establishing the relationship between intellectual capital, ethical leadership, employee commitment and innovative work behaviors in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Kampala. The objectives of the study were to; to examine the relationship between intellectual capital and innovative work behavior, establish the relationship between intellectual capital and employee commitment, ascertain the relationship between ethical leadership and employee commitment, establish the relationship between ethical leadership and innovative work behavior in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Kampala and examine the mediating role of employee commitment in the relationship between intellectual capital, ethical leadership and innovative work behavior in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Kampala.

A study sample of 242 staff in public secondary schools in Kampala was taken from a population of 632 staff. Simple random sampling technique was used. Findings revealed that all predictors had significant positive correlation with innovative work behavior. On the other hand, regression results revealed that intellectual capital and ethical leadership were found no significant influence on innovative work behavior while employee commitment was found to be significant. Employee commitment was found to fully mediate the relationship between intellectual capital, ethical leadership and innovative work behaviors. These findings provide a guideline to support academic and non-academic staff in developing innovative behavior to improve effectiveness of quality education. The study concluded that head teachers should focus more on ensuring employee commitment as it was found to be a powerful predictor of innovative work behavior. This study was limited to covid-19 restrictions and lock down which affected the sample size.