Innovations can help organizations to stay competitive in a constantly changing business context. One way that could help an organization is through the Innovative Work Behaviour (IWB) of its employees. IWB could be fostered through different means and structures. One important source is the help and support of a leader and Inclusive Leadership (IL) is one such supportive factor. In this vein, the role of IL in fostering IWB is of importance. The study adopts Leader Member Exchange (LMX) theory of leadership and attempts to investigate the role of IL in fostering IWB among healthcare employees in public sector hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PKP) province. A previously validated scale was adopted for data collection. The self-administered survey resulted in 223 useful questionnaires which were analysed through SMART-PLS 4 software. The outcomes of data analysis revealed that IL did play its role to foster IWB among the respondents. The study has important theoretical and practical contributions. It aids to the body of literature in the area of IL and IWB. The shortcomings and possible future research avenues are discussed towards the end.

LMX theory. PLS-SEM, Innovative Work Behaviour, Inclusive Leadership