Abstract:
The study focused on the moderating role of personal initiative in
projecting employees' creativity through transformational leadership
in five-star hotels in Sri Lanka. The data was collected from a sample
of 312 employees and their immediate supervisors were collected and
analyzed. The outcomes reveal that the transformational leadership
style enhances creativity among their followers. Besides, a significant
moderating role of the personal initiative was found in the association
between transformational leadership and employee creativity. The
outcomes highlighted the influence of employees' creativity working
under transformational leaders when they perceive high personal
initiative.
