English abstract
The primary aim of the current study is to identify the efect of chameleon leadership
behaviors on the innovative behavior of staf in the health sector in the Sultanate of Oman,
and examining if job security plays a mediating role in the relationship between chameleon
leadership and innovative behavior. Data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of
282 employees working in healthcare organizations in Oman. The PLS-SEM methodology
was performed used to test the proposed hypotheses. The results indicated that chameleon
leadership behaviors (external control, and relativistic beliefs) have no efect on innovative
behavior but have a positive efect of external control on job security. Moreover, job secu rity has a direct positive impact on innovative behavior. In addition, the results showed that
job security is not a factor in the relationship between chameleon leadership behaviors and
innovative behavior. The study contributes to providing a deferent perspective to explore
the behaviors of chameleon leadership in the Omani health sector to provide security and
accelerating innovative systems to support a stable work environment.
