PENGARUH KEPEMIMPINAN PEMBERDAYAAN TERHADAP KREATIVITAS KARYAWAN DENGAN KOMITMEN AFEKTIF SEBAGAI VARIABEL MEDIASI (STUDI KASUS PADA LEMBAGA KEUANGAN SYARIAH DI YOGYAKARTA)

In the company are very influential in forming employee commitment which can increase employee creativity. This study aims to determine the effect of empowerment leadership on employee creativity with affective commitment as a mediator. This research was conducted at 5 Islamic financial institutions in Yogyakarta. Respondents in this study amounted to 219 employees from a total of 5 Islamic financial institutions in Yogyakarta. This research uses descriptive quantitative methods with a Likert scale as its measurement. The data obtained were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and to test the hypothesis using SmartPLS3.2. The results showed that empowerment leadership has a positive effect on affective commitment, empowerment leadership has a positive effect on employee creativity, affective commitment has a positive effect on employee creativity, affective commitment mediates the positive influence of empowerment leadership on employee creativity. Therefore, in creating employee creativity, leaders are needed to empower employees in making decisions in order to create affective commitment from employees