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While prior research has predominantly focused on innovation at the organizational level, evidence regarding individual cultural values and leadership processes remains limited, particularly in higher education and multicultural contexts. To address this gap, data were collected from 623 international students with prior internship or work experience, ensuring that leadership perceptions were grounded in real organizational settings. Cultural values were measured using Hofstede\u2019s framework, transformational leadership through the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, and innovation effectiveness as a unidimensional construct. The findings indicate that individual cultural values are positively associated with innovation effectiveness. Transformational leadership was positively associated with innovation effectiveness and statistically accounted for part of the observed association between individual cultural values and innovation effectiveness. In addition, a statistically significant but limited interaction was identified, suggesting that the association between individual cultural values and innovation effectiveness varies slightly across different levels of transformational leadership. By examining innovation effectiveness at the individual level and distinguishing between the indirect statistical association and moderating role of transformational leadership, the study provides a more nuanced understanding of the culture\u2013leadership\u2013innovation relationship. 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