The objective of this study was to investigate the moderating effects of transformational leadership style on the relationship between employee mindset and employee innovativeness. This study was conducted at three selected ministries in Putrajaya involving 303 civil servants. The findings revealed that employee mindset had positive and significant relationship with employee innovativeness. It was also found that three dimensions of employee mindset (cosmopolitanism, entrepreneurial mindset and adaptability) did enhance the level of employee innovativeness but not boundary spanning and cognitive complexity elements of employee mindset. The results of regression analysis found that entrepreneurial mindset was the most influential factor towards employee innovativeness followed by employee adaptability.

Keywords : Employee Mindset, Employee Innovativeness, Transformational Leadership Style, Civil Servants.