Enhancing Academics’ Creativity Through Psychological Capital and Leadership Support: A Perspective of A Public Institution of Higher Education in Malaysia

Authors

  • Norashikin Hussein Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor
  • Norhayati Omar Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor
  • Nur Aizureen Anwar Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor
  • Murni Zarina Mohamed Razali Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor

Abstract

Organizations critically require their employees to be creative. In education context, creative academics set foundation to the innovation of the institution not only in teaching but also in research and commercialization. Being creative entails an ability to produce work that is both novel and useful which is highly imperative in educating future leaders of the nation. This study explores the influence of psychological capital and leadership support on academics’ creativity. Data were collected from 160 academics of a public institution of higher education in Malaysia. Statistical results obtained revealed that self-efficacy, a dimension of psychological capital and leadership support were found to be related to academics’ creativity. Detail of results, implications of study, and future research are discussed.

 

Keywords: Academics Creativity; Psychological Capital, Leadership support, Institutions of higher education

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Submitted

2022-01-01

Published

2026-06-30

Issue

Proceedings of The 6th International Conference on Management in Emerging Markets (ICMEM) 2021

Section

People and Knowledge Management