Creativity and charisma among female leaders: the role of resources and work engagement

In this study among 84 female school principals and 190 teachers, we tested the central process proposed by the Job Demands–Resources model of work engagement. We hypothesized that job resources have a positive impact on creativity and charismatic leadership behavior first through personal resources, and then through work engagement. School principals filled in a questionnaire via a secured website and indicated their levels of job resources, personal resources and work engagement, whereas teachers filled in a questionnaire about their school principal's creativity and charismatic leadership. Results supported the intervening effects of personal resources and work engagement in the job resources–creativity link. In addition, engaged school principals scored highest on charismatic leadership.