a) Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional ^Veteran^ Yogyakarta, Indonesia
*khoirul.hikmah[at]upnyk.ac.id
b) Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional ^Veteran^ Yogyakarta, Indonesia
c) Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of participative leadership style and service on innovative work behavior. The method used is quantitative with 116 female batik business owners in Central Java as research respondents. Data collection using a questionnaire and processed using SPSS. The regression test results show that service leadership style has a positive and significant effect on innovative work behavior, while participative does not. The discussion explains that this finding is consistent with the theory of gender in leadership, where organizational context moderates the influence of participative style. Servant leadership is in line with women^s characteristics so that it can encourage innovation. This research proves that servant leadership style can increase employees^ innovative work behavior. Servant leadership principles such as listening to employees^ aspirations, understanding their needs, and providing autonomy and support are important things that continue to be applied.
