Responsible Leadership and Intrapreneurship Behaviour at Guinness Ghana Ltd: The Mediating Role of Supervisor-Provided Resources

The study examined role of supervisor-provided resources in the responsible leadership and the intrapreneurial behaviour nexus at the Guinness Ghana Ltd. Specifically, four research objectives were investigated; to examine the influence of responsible leadership on intrapreneurial behaviour; to analyse the influence of responsible leadership on supervisor-provided resources; to examine the influence of supervisor-provided resources on the intrapreneurial behaviour of employees; and to analyse the mediating role of supervisor- provided resources in the relationship between responsible leadership and intrapreneurial behaviour. The study relied on the quantitative approach and explanatory-correlational design. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data from a sample response of 360 respondents in the organisation. The data was then processed using the IBM SPSS Statistics (version 25) and analysed using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The study found that responsible leadership has a significant positive influence on intrapreneurial behaviour and supervisor-provided resources. The study also found that supervisor-provided resource has a significant positive influence on intrapreneurial behaviour of the employees at the Guinness Ghana Ltd. The findings further showed that supervisor-provided resource mediates the nexus between responsible leadership and intrapreneurial behaviour. The study, therefore, recommended that responsible leadership traits of the supervisors or leaders in their organisations should be developed through seminars, conferences, meetings, and training workshops to promote the intrapreneurship traits of the employees.

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