Leader Trustworthiness and Intrapreneurial Behaviour: the Role of Psychological Safety and Psychological Availability

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to analyse the mediating effect of psychological safety and psychological availability on the relationship between leader trustworthiness and intrapreneurial behaviour among employees from the manufacturing sector. The quantitative research approach was adopted for this study. The explanatory research design was adopted. This study was conducted among manufacturing firms in Ghana. A total sample size of 291 respondents was considered. The data collection instrument for the study was a questionnaire. The study‘s objectives were achieved by using the structural equation model. The study found that there was no significant relationship between leaders‘ trustworthiness and employee intrapreneurial behaviour. Also, the study found that there was a positive and significant relationship between psychological safety and employees‘ intrapreneurial behaviour. The study found that there was a positive and significant relationship between the variables. The study found that there was a positive and significant relationship between leader trustworthiness and employees‘ psychological safety. The study found that there was a positive and significant relationship between leader trustworthiness and employee psychological availability. The study found that there was a full mediation of psychological safety on the relationship between leader trustworthiness and employee intrapreneurial behaviour. The study found that psychological availability had a full mediating role on the relationship between leader trustworthiness and intrapreneurial behaviour. The study recommended that organisations wanting to institutionalize intrapreneurship should provide substantial support and potential training to managers on how they can best support intrapreneurship.