Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction Between Intellectual Capital, Transformational Leadership, and Organizational Innovation Among Fujairah Police Employees in UAE

This study aimed to demonstrate the mediating role of job satisfaction between
intellectual capital, transformational leadership, and organizational innovation by
adopting the diffusion theory of innovation. The researcher adopted the descriptive
analytical approach to achieve the objectives of the study and test its hypotheses by
using a specially designed questionnaire as the main tool for collecting data and
information. The study population was determined by the human cadres of workers,
specialists, experienced and scientifically qualified, through the use of a systematic
random sample and a stratified random sample of 348 respondents from the Fujairah
Police department in the United Arab Emirates. Advanced statistical method of analysis
for structural equation modeling (SEM) SMART PLS 3.0 was used to show the path of
relationships, and their interpretation between the external, internal, and mediating
variables, and the amount of influence in the standard and structural model. The
statistical result showed that 64% of the variance of the dependent variable
(organizational innovation) was explained and all hypotheses were supported, which
include the positive effect and statistical significance of executive capital and
transformational leadership as an independent variable on organizational innovation.
There was an indirect effect for each of the independent variables on the dependent
variable through job satisfaction. The results highlighted the importance of attracting
qualified individuals and working on continuous improvement of their skills in addition
to focusing on their satisfaction. Accordingly, it is recommended to conduct future
studies that apply the proposed model in other government institutions throughout the
United Arab Emirates in order to verify these results and enrich the current literature on
organizational innovation, its development and its application in the country.