“…The majority of previous studies have not specifically focused on nurses and their innovation behavior (Currie, Humphreys, Ucbasaran, & McManus, ; Kessel et al., ; Radaelli, Lettieri, Mura, Spiller, ). These studies mostly investigated the impact of transformational leadership (Reuvers, van Engen, Vinkenburg, & Wilson‐Evered, ), leader‐member interactions (Xerri, ), and existence of organizational guidelines (Kessel et al., ) on the IWB of nurses. Research on the impact of leadership on nurses’ behavior and performance also has been predominantly conducted in the United States and Europe (Andrews et al., ; Currie et al., ).…”