Jurnal Bisnis dan Kewirausahaan (Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship)
Vol. 13 No. 2 (2025): JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (November 2025 Edition)

THE INFLUENCE OF WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP  ON INNOVATION CAPABILITY AND PERCEIVED SUBORDINATE SUPPORT (A PRELIMINARY STUDY)

Christin, Lelly (Unknown)
Megawati, Yenli (Unknown)
Pangaribuan, Christian Haposan (Unknown)
Rembulan, Glisina Dwinoor (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Nov 2025

Abstract

This study investigates the relationships between women’s leadership, perceived subordinate support, and innovation capability within organizations in Jakarta, Indonesia. Despite a growing body of research on leadership and innovation, there remains a gap in understanding the specific contributions of women leaders and how subordinate support influences their effectiveness. Using a purposive sample of female leaders and employing a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach with Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis, the research tested three key hypotheses. The preliminary findings revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between women’s leadership and both innovation capability and perceived subordinate support. However, no direct, statistically significant relationship was found between perceived subordinate support and innovation capability. The results suggest that women leaders play a powerful and foundational role in an organization by fostering a supportive environment that, in turn, may indirectly influence innovation. This study contributes to the literature by highlighting the direct impact of women’s leadership on key organizational outcomes, while also serving as a preliminary basis for future research on the mediating role of subordinate support.

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JOBE

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Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Environmental Science Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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The Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship (JoB&E) is the official journal of the Faculty of Business, Sampoerna University, with a frequency of publishing two times per year, in May and November. JoB&E is a double blind peer-reviewed journal devoted to the publication of original papers. We ...