This study aims to examine the effect of leadership style by hotel employees' on organizational effectiveness, innovation behavior. In addition, The bootstrap indirect effect of the organizational effectiveness was verified in the relationship between organizational effectiveness and innovative behavior. In order to achieve the research purpose, this study established a research model based on eleven research hypotheses derived from a theoretical review. Data was collected from 271 hotel employees' working at 4-star and 5-star hotels located in the area of South Korea. Due to the strengthening of social distancing, the survey was conducted in a way online. The findings are as follows: firstly, hotel employees' leadership style partially influences organizational effectiveness. Second, organizational effectiveness positively and significantly influences innovation behavior. Third, the indirect effect examine the organizational effectiveness was partially adopted in the relationship between leadership style and innovative behavior. Based on these findings, the current study discusses practical suggestions regarding the importance of hotel employees' leadership style.