The role of organizational justice in shaping innovative behavior the use of artificial intelligence supported by humble leadership
Keywords:
Organizational justice, Humble leadership, Innovative behaviorAbstract
The point of this study is to look into how organizational justice affects creative behavior when artificial intelligence (AI) is used through humble leadership. The research method used is quantitative with a survey approach. The population of this study consists of teaching lecturers in the West Java and Banten regions, totaling 7,503, and a sample size of 332 respondents was determined using the Isaac & Michael table with a 5% margin of error. We collected data using a questionnaire that underwent validity and reliability tests. We conducted data analysis using the Partial Least Squares (SmartPLS) method to test the direct and indirect relationships between variables. The research results indicate that organizational justice has a positive and significant effect on innovative behavior in the use of AI, both directly and through the mediating role of humble leadership. Humble leadership further strengthens the influence of organizational justice on innovative behavior. These results show that organizations that follow fairness principles can encourage new ways to use AI. This is especially true in academic settings where leadership is supportive and open to everyone. The implications of this research provide insights for higher education institutions to enhance organizational justice and humble leadership to encourage the adoption of AI in the learning and research processes.
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