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Transformational Leadership and Innovative Organizational Culture on Students' Innovation Behavior with The Mediation of Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Efficacy

Journal of Islamic Economics and Business · Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026) · pp. 225–250

DOI
10.15575/jieb.v6i1.55263
ISSN
2798-4834, 2798-8562
Published
2026-11-06
Publisher
Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam
Language
eng
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Abstract

Student innovative behavior is increasingly important for higher education institutions in preparing graduates to respond creatively to academic and socioeconomic challenges. However, institutional factors such as transformational leadership and innovative organizational culture may not directly translate into innovative behavior without the involvement of students’ psychological resources. This study examines the influence of transformational leadership and innovative organizational culture on students’ innovative behavior by investigating the mediating roles of intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy. A quantitative explanatory survey was conducted involving 210 KIP-K (Kartu Indonesia Pintar–Kuliah) recipient students enrolled in private higher education institutions in the Greater Bandung Area. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The findings indicate that transformational leadership (β = 0.38; t = 3.60) and innovative organizational culture (β = 0.30; t = 2.93) have positive and significant effects on intrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation significantly influences self-efficacy (β = 0.55; t = 5.75), while self-efficacy has the strongest direct effect on students’ innovative behavior (β = 0.64; t = 5.81). Furthermore, transformational leadership and innovative organizational culture do not demonstrate statistically significant direct effects on students’ innovative behavior. However, both variables exert positive and significant indirect effects through intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy. These findings demonstrate that institutional support contributes to student innovation primarily by strengthening internal psychological resources. This study contributes to the literature by integrating institutional and psychological factors into an explanatory framework of students’ innovative behavior, particularly among KIP-K recipient students. Practically, higher education institutions should foster empowering leadership and innovation-oriented cultures while strengthening students’ intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy.

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M. Yani SyafeiAffiliation unknown2
Umi RusilowatiAffiliation unknown1
Yulia Rachma WijayantiAffiliation unknown1
Omar Arif Al-KamariAffiliation unknown1
Arthur SimanjuntakAffiliation unknown1
Thomas Sumarsan GohAffiliation unknown1
Erika ErikaAffiliation unknown1
Aldo Hermaya Aditiya Nur KarsaAffiliation unknown1
Mary AngelAffiliation unknown1
Dhimas TribuanaAffiliation unknown1
Amroni AmroniAffiliation unknown1
Dadang MunandarAffiliation unknown1
Bambang SetiawanInstitut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember1
Djanggan SargowoAffiliation unknown1
Anna Fuji RahimahAffiliation unknown1
Mohammad Saifur RohmanAffiliation unknown1
Cholid Tri TjahjonoAffiliation unknown1
Iman SudirmanBandung Institute of Technology1
Horas DjuliusAffiliation unknown1
Renaldus Iwan SumartaAffiliation unknown1
Mohammad SofyanAffiliation unknown1
Jane Firsty MeliaAffiliation unknown1
Fushen FushenAffiliation unknown1

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