Ambidextrous Leadership and Creative Team Climate for Innovativeness in Swedish Healthcare

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to empirically test the relations between ambidextrous leadership, individual innovative work behavior, and creative team climate for innovativeness in a Swedish healthcare setting. The sample consisted of medical professionals (n = 130) from seven different departments in a regional Swedish hospital. The results indicated that ambidextrous leadership had a positive relationship with creative team climate in a Swedish healthcare setting. However, the results also indicated that ambidextrous leadership had a significant negative effect on creative team climate, when interacting with innovative work behavior. The impact of ambidextrous leadership in a healthcare setting is further discussed.