Systemic Relationship between the Enhancements of the Innovative System of the Knowledge-Based Companies and Knowledge Sharing and Leadership on the Basis of Neuroscience

Organizational neuroleadership is a new leadership approach that organizations can resort to foster innovative behaviors. This study is aimed at investigating the effect of organizational neuroleadership on the innovative system in knowledge-based companies. Moreover, the role of knowledge sharing as a mediator is also assessed. This applied research follows a descriptive-correlational method. The statistical population includes knowledge-based companies located in science and technology parks in Ilam. Data collection tool contained a standard questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by the experts, and its reliability was confirmed by combined reliability method as well as Cronbach's alpha. Testing the conceptual model and the research hypotheses was performed by structural equation modeling through Smart PLS software. The results indicated that leadership based on organizational neuroscience affects the innovative system significantly, both directly and indirectly, by knowledge sharing. Findings also revealed that knowledge sharing has a significant effect on the innovative system.