The Korea Local Administration Review

Recently, core self-evaluations (CSEs) and self leadership (SL) are expectedto positively affect many highly valued outcomes in non-work and worksettings. Many studies support the belief by addressing that favorable CSEs andSL are positively associated with physical and psychological health as well aslife satisfaction, well-being, and happiness. Despite the positive role of thoseconstructs on innovative behaviors intentions (IBIs), the relative contribution ofthe two constructs to IBIs has not been almost touched yet.Setting up hypotheses between CSEs, SL, and IBIs, therefore, this studyanalyzed the relationship between the constructs of over 180 public serviceemployees working in the Kyungnam Province of Korea.Results based on the analysis of structure equation modelling supported thesignificantly strong, positive relationship between CSEs and IBIs with SL as amediating factor.
□ Keywords: Core self evaluation, Self leadership, Innovative behaviors intention,Mediating regression model