The nexus of leadership, well-being, and creativity: A mediated-moderated model of ambidextrous leadership's influence on employee creative behavior

To make strategic decisions and foster employee competency in the modern work environment, this calls for an appropriate leadership strategy.The article's goal is to investigate how ambidextrous leadership (AL) in-luences organisational engagement (OE) and perceived organisational support (POS), both of which in turn encourage employee creative behaviour.Additionally, the study examine at how wellbeing might enhance creative work practices.A structured questionnaire survey was used to gather data from 3320 IT sector employees who worked for different technology-related companies in Athens, Greece.Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyse the data with a 95% conidence level.The study employed a descriptive research design and the convenience sampling technique for data collection.The result shows that AL signiicantly and favourably inluences employee creative behaviour.Also, perceived organizational support mediating relationship among ambidextrous leadership signiicantly and favourably inluences on employee creative behaviour.Furthermore, organizational engagement mediating relationship among ambidextrous leadership signiicantly and favourably inluences on employee creative behaviour.However, employee well-being moderating role on perceived organizational support, organizational engagement and employee creative behaviour.The study will assist organisations in comprehending how wellness, OE, POS, and AL contribute to IT employees increased capacity for creative activity.By aiming to link the notions of leadership with POS, OE, well-being, and creative work behavior something that has rarely been done in the Athens, Greece context this study adds to the body of literature on leadership.