| Title: | The Role of Leadership Development in Fostering Surgeon Innovation Behaviors: Exploring the Mediating Effects of Psychological Empowerment in Chinese Hospitals |
| Author: | Wei Xiangli |
| Advisor: | ดร.กานต์จิรา ลิมศิริธง – Dr. Karnjira Limsiritong |
| Degree: | ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาการจัดการ – Doctor of Philosophy Program in Management |
| Major: | ปร.ด. การจัดการ – Ph.D. in Management |
| Faculty: | บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย (Graduate School) |
| Academic year: | 2568 (2025) |
| Published: | ตีพิมพ์ในวารสาร (Journal Name) Journal of Educational Innovation and Research Vol.10 No.1-2 Jan-Mar 2026 Click |
Abstract
The objectives of this research were: 1) To determine the interconnections among leadership development, psychological empowerment, and innovation behaviors of surgeons within hospital settings in China; 2) To investigate the role of leadership development in surgeon innovation behavior in the context of hospitals in China.
This research employed a mixed-methods approach. The quantitative component involved 450 structured questionnaires distributed to participants in hospitals in China. The qualitative component consisted of in-depth interviews with 12 individuals: eight surgeons, two hospital leaders, and two government health officials. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, as well as confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM).
The results indicated that leadership development had a direct impact on surgeon psychological empowerment and innovation behaviors in hospitals in China. Psychological empowerment had a direct effect on surgeon innovation behaviors in China. Psychological empowerment mediated the relationship between leadership development and surgeon innovation behaviors in hospitals. These findings provide new insight into leadership development in healthcare, revealing that psychological empowerment plays a key mediating role in the process.
Keywords: leadership development, psychological empowerment, innovation behavior
6319200005 Wei Xiangli, 2568 (2025). Advisor: ดร.กานต์จิรา ลิมศิริธง – Dr. Karnjira Limsiritong, ดุษฎีนิพนธ์ (Dissertation), The Role of Leadership Development in Fostering Surgeon Innovation Behaviors: Exploring the Mediating Effects of Psychological Empowerment in Chinese Hospitals, ตีพิมพ์ในวารสาร (Journal Name), Journal of Educational Innovation and Research, ปริญญาเอก (Doctorate Degree), บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย (Graduate School), ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาการจัดการ – Doctor of Philosophy Program in Management, ปร.ด. การจัดการ – Ph.D. in Management, Siam University, Bangkok, Thailand – มหาวิทยาลัยสยาม กรุงเทพมหานคร ประเทศไทย