THE ROLE OF GREEN LEADERSHIP IN GREEN CREATIVITY OF EMPLOYEES

Fatima Jafar Habeeb

Авторы

Fatima Jafar Habeeb Associate Professor, Technical College of Management, Mosul, Northern Technical University, Iraq

Ключевые слова:

Green leadership, Green creativity, Director of Electricity Distribution Center Nineveh

Аннотация

The current research aimed to explore the conceptual framework of green leadership and green creation. It sought to shed light on the current state of green leadership and green creativity at Director of Electricity Distribution Center Nineveh. And to offer recommendations regarding the role of green leadership in green creativity. The study employed a descriptive methodology, utilizing a questionnaire administered to a sample of 80 employees were selected as research respondents. The results of the study showed that green leadership has a positive and significant effect on green creativity of employees. The practical implications of these findings underscored the importance of developing green leadership as strategies for improving of green creativity of employees in public organizational environments. These implications could help organizations make more effective employees.

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