Examining the inverted U-shaped relationship between workload and innovative work behavior: The role of work engagement and mindfulness

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Montani ◽  
Christian Vandenberghe ◽  
Anis Khedhaouria ◽  
François Courcy
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
Indirect Relationship

Is workload good or bad for employee innovation? Workload and innovative work behavior are widely studied research topics. However, the relationship between them is not well understood. As a result, there is a lack of evidence-based knowledge that could inform managers and organizations on how to boost workplace innovation in demanding work contexts. Building on the job demands–resources model, the present study posits that workload relates to innovative behavior through work engagement. Specifically, we argue that this indirect relationship exhibits an inverted U-shaped pattern in which workload is most likely to benefit innovative behavior when it is moderate. We further identify mindfulness as an important moderator that influences individuals’ ability to manage stress. In support of these predictions, three studies – a two-wave time-lagged study of 160 employees from various Canadian firms, a three-wave time-lagged study of 153 employees from US firms, and a two-wave panel study of 208 employees from US firms – found work engagement mediated the inverted U-shaped relationship between workload and innovative behavior. Moreover, when mindfulness was high, intermediate levels of workload were associated with increased innovative behavior through enhanced work engagement (Studies 1 and 2). We discuss the implications of these findings for theory and practice.

Women Entrepreneurial Innovative Behavior: The Role of Lean start-up and Business Coaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rimsha Khalid ◽  
Mohsin Raza ◽  
Anusara Sawangchai ◽  
Wendy July Allauca-Castillo ◽  
Rosario Mercedes Huerta-Soto
Keyword(s):  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Business Coaching ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Entrepreneurial Action

The main objective of a startup is to discover a suitable plan of action that can create value for growth in the economy. This research provides evidence and allied vision engrossed on three perspectives: business coaching, lean start-up approach, and innovative work behavior of women's context in solar energy entrepreneurial action. Moreover, the study is based on a quantitative method, and results indicated that it has a significant impact on the lean start-up approach on innovative work behavior and has a significant mediating effect on business coaching. This study helps researchers and practitioners cope with the entrepreneurial incubation programs for women entrepreneurs in the lean start-up approach. Moreover, this also contributes to the deep understanding of women's exploring, building, and implementing business ideas. Additionally, the study argues that guidance and directions are important for innovative entrepreneurial actions.

Cultural intelligence and innovative work behavior: the role of work engagement and interpersonal trust

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilal Afsar ◽  
Basheer M. Al-Ghazali ◽  
Sadia Cheema ◽  
Farheen Javed
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work

PurposeBecause of the rapidly changing environment and fleeting market opportunities, employee's innovative work behavior is increasingly assuming a pivotal role in enhancing organizational effectiveness and competitive advantage. The success of organizations is largely depended on their employees' ability to innovate. The role of cultural intelligence to enhance innovative work behavior is yet to be explored in the innovation research. The purpose of this study is to examine how cultural intelligence enhances employees' innovative work behavior through work engagement and interpersonal trust.Design/methodology/approachThe study is a cross-sectional design which utilizes data from 381 participants from multinational corporations in Saudi Arabia.FindingsThe results indicate that cultural intelligence can significantly affect employee's innovative work behavior. It further reveals that both work engagement and interpersonal trust partially mediate the effect of cultural intelligence on innovative work behavior.Originality/valueThis study adds to the literature on intelligence by examining an underexplored type of intelligence (i.e. cultural intelligence) in relation to employee's innovative work behavior. It reveals work engagement and interpersonal trust as the psychological mechanisms that can link cultural intelligence to innovative work behaviors.

Storytelling and innovative behavior: an empirical study in a Brazilian group

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 722-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Pauletto D’Arrigo ◽  
Eduardo Robini ◽  
Fabiano Larentis ◽  
Maria Emilia Camargo ◽  
Peter Schmiedgen
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Construction Of Knowledge ◽  
Innovative Work

Purpose The paper aims to identify the relationship between the use of storytelling and innovative work behavior (IWB) in organizations. Design/methodology/approach The research took place in a human resource development (HRD) training session for leaders of Alpha Group. In this session, storytelling was adopted to discuss innovation and IWB. Following the training, the leaders completed a questionnaire about the effectiveness of the stories for the construction of knowledge and IWB. Data were collected from 97 leading sectors. Subsequently, data analysis was performed to identify correlations between the aspects. Findings The paper provides empirical insights about the use of storytelling, the effectiveness of the stories, as well as their relationship with the innovative behavior of sectors leaders in a Brazilian organization. It has identified the relation between effectiveness of stories and level of innovative behavior. Research limitations/implications Owing to the chosen research approach, the research results cannot be generalized. Because it is a study of a single organization, the results concern to the reality experienced in the organization studied. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to test this relationship in other organizations to contribute to the discussion and practice of innovation in HRD. Practical implications Stories can contribute to innovative behavior, and innovative behavior contributes to helping understand the stories. HRD practitioners can provide the use of storytelling, combined with other forms of interventions, to enhance IWB to promote collaborative learning culture and work engagement. Originality/value Previous papers have identified the role of HRD in the development of IWB in organizations. Theoretically, previous papers have also highlighted that storytelling can be a tool for the development of innovative behavior. The paper empirically has tested these contributions, identifying emerging aspects of this relationship.

scholarly journals The Antecedents of Innovative Work Behavior: The Roles of Self-Monitoring

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jovi Sulistiawan ◽  
Nuri Herachwati ◽  
Silvia Dwi Permatasari ◽  
Zainiyah Alfirdaus
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Positive Image ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Relationship

In this study, the authors examined why employees engage in innovative behavior even though innovation is a risky behavior. Employees tend to engage in innovative behavior since they expect positive image gains. Besides, employees tend to avoid innovative behavior because it forfeits their image inside organization (expected image risks). Furthermore, the willingness to engage in innovative behavior depends on individual differences. Therefore, the authors tried to examine the role of individual differences, drawing from self-monitoring theory. The surprising findings were the quality of relationship between employees and their peers did not affect employee image risk and self-monitoring did not moderate the relationship between expected image gain and innovative work behavior.

The impact of a proactive personality on innovative work behavior: the role of work engagement and transformational leadership

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Namra Mubarak ◽  
Jabran Khan ◽  
Robina Yasmin ◽  
Atasya Osmadi
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThrough the lens of social exchange theory, this study aims to assess the relationship between proactive personality and innovative work behavior by incorporating the mediating role of work engagement and moderating role of transformational leadership between proactive personality and work engagement.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 259 employees working in Pakistani small-medium enterprises (SMEs). The purposive sampling technique was used to collect data. For hypothesis testing, Preacher and Hayes process macro was employed.FindingsConfirmatory factor analysis verified the distinctiveness of the variables used in this study. The findings show that a proactive personality had a positive influence on innovative work behavior directly and indirectly through work engagement, and transformational leadership positively moderates the relationship between a proactive personality and work engagement in such a way that with high transformational leadership behavior relationship will be strengthened.Originality/valueThis study has addressed three research questions that have been left unanswered in the literature. The initial research question is “how proactive personality enhances innovative work behavior?” This study found that proactive personality enhanced innovative work behavior. The second research question is “what are the suggested mechanisms for proactive personality to promote innovative work behavior?” This study has proven that a proactive personality enhanced innovative work behavior through an important mediating mechanism, namely work engagement. Finally, the third question of the study is “does transformational leadership moderate the relationship between proactive personality and work engagement? The study shows that transformational leadership positively moderates between proactive personality and work engagement.

The mediating effect of work engagement on innovative work behavior and the role of psychological well-being in the job demands–resources (JD-R) model

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Şennur Koroglu ◽  
Omur Ozmen
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work

PurposeThis study revisits the role of work engagement (WE) on innovative work behavior (IWB) in conjunction with the job demands–resources (JD-R) model, specifically examining its mediating role between antecedent variables of psychological well-being (PWB), interpersonal conflict (IPC) and perceived organizational support (POS).Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted within five different sectors and 416 work settings in Turkey. A cross-sectional, correlational research design was used, and structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to test the mediating effect of WE.FindingsThe results of the SEM provided partial support for eight hypotheses. The results of this study demonstrate a positive relationship between PWB, POS, WE and IWB. This indicates that resources are vital in increasing both WE and IWB. As expected, the correlation of IPC and IWB resulted in a negative relationship. The findings demonstrate a positive relationship between PWB and WE and IWB.Research limitations/implicationsExtending the model, future research could incorporate the antecedents as mediators and utilize them to further explore the mechanisms of employee engagement (EE) and the IWB link. It would also be beneficial to include other variables such as personal differences, trust, personal environment fit, fairness in the workplace, recognition and organizational culture and employee value proposition as moderators of EE and IWB.Practical implicationsThe findings offer the suggestion of few practical applications such as the need to encourage organizations to enhance PWB to foster positive feelings in the work environment. This includes increasing employees' effort and dedication by utilizing POS in the workplace and considering employee's well-being. Additionally, EE should be an important organizational strategy to positively influence employee creativity within the workplace.Social implicationsThis research was conducted within the Turkish business context; it would be worthwhile to validate the findings of this study in a multicultural context that did not share similar basic characteristics as those in Turkey. There could be a comparative study of EE between Turkey and other countries as a cross-cultural investigation.Originality/valueThe results of data analysis have revealed an enhanced understanding of the role of the mediation effect of WE on IWBs. This study also expands the concept that psychological well-being can enhance WE, which in turn corresponds to more IWB in the context of the JD-R model. The findings indicate that in order to better comprehend its function, IPC needs to be further examined with other antecedents.

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