Workplace spirituality and employees' readiness for change as precursors to innovative work behaviour: an empirical examination

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Nimitha Aboobaker ◽  
K.A. Zakkariya ◽  
Manoj Edward
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Readiness For Change ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Innovative Work Behaviour

scholarly journals The Influence of Extrinsic Motivation on Innovative Work Behaviour with Moderating Role of Quality Culture

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahir Noaman Abdullatif ◽  
Husna bt Johari ◽  
Zurina bt Adnan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Exchange Theory ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Quality Culture ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Innovative Work Behaviour

Objective: This study explored the influence of extrinsic motivation on innovative work behaviour in higher education institutions in Iraq as moderated by quality culture. Although the employees' innovative work behaviour is the key sources of organizational innovation, it does not develop automatically. Leadership should give employees suitable work incentives and more motivation to increase their innovative behaviour. Methodology:This study discusses the theoretical concepts based on Social Exchange Theory and previous studies to explore the logical relationships between research variables. The results: The research study concludes that the feeling of extrinsic motivation is enormously important to realize the continuous flow of innovative work behavior, especially through the influence of quality culture on this relationship. Likewise, in line with the Social Exchange Theory, extrinsic motivation may positively influence innovative work behaviour. In addition, the quality culture, as one of the contextual factors, is very important for the higher education institutions as it affects the innovative work behaviour of employees. Implication: The results are expected to have both theoretical and practical contributions to enable Iraqi higher education institutions to improve the level of innovation. The results of this study can be used as a strategy by the administration for the purpose of improving innovative work behaviour. This study involves several limitations, including the lack of empirical examination. The future empirical studies may use this theoretical framework to cover this aspect.

Influence of digital learning orientation and readiness for change on innovative work behaviour: reflections from the higher education sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-28
Author(s):  
Nimitha Aboobaker ◽  
Zakkariya K.A.
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Readiness For Change ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Innovative Work Behaviour ◽  
Teaching Learning

Purpose The paper aims to examine the influence of students’ digital learning orientation on their readiness for change and innovative work behaviour. Elaborations are made on how these concepts can be utilized for strengthening the teaching-learning process in higher education institutions, and help them gain more cutting-edge competencies in areas of learning delivery and learning engagement. Design/methodology/approach The respondents for this descriptive study were drawn through random sampling, from an end-semester student group, who had taken up post-graduate courses in science and technology streams of a prominent science and technology university. Data was collected by administering self-reporting questionnaires. Findings The study revealed that higher digital learning orientation is associated with improved attitude towards change and higher innovative behaviour. With conflicting results in exiting literature, regarding the influence of digital learning orientation on learning outcomes, this study adds to the body of knowledge by testing previously unexplored propositions in a student sample. Originality/value This study is pioneering in conceptualizing and testing the proposed model. The paper emphasizes the role of digital learning orientation, especially in the context of today’s students being referred to as ‘digital natives’. It is thus imperative to understand how the same can be translated into learning outcomes. The results of the study highlights the need for augmenting the role of digital orientation in the teaching-learning process, so as to transform educational institutions sustainable in producing graduates with readiness for change and innovative work behaviour, in the context of an emergent digital economy.

The relation of workplace spirituality with employees’ innovative work behaviour: the mediating role of psychological empowerment

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tapas Bantha ◽  
Umakanta Nayak
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Innovative Work Behaviour ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to examine the relationship between workplace spirituality and employees’ innovative work behaviour and also to check the mediating role of psychological empowerment on this relationship from the lens of self-determination theory (SDT). Design/methodology/approach An internet-based survey was conducted among knowledge workers, i.e. 340 employees (software engineers and product developers) working in different US-based multi-national companies operating in India. The relationships are tested by using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) and, for mediation, Preacher and Hayes (2008) procedure has been used. Findings The PLS-SEM and Preacher and Hayes (2008) mediation results revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between workplace spirituality and employees’ innovative work behaviour. There is also a substantial effect of workplace spirituality on psychological empowerment and psychological empowerment on employees’ innovative work behaviour. Psychological empowerment is found to be mediating fully between workplace spirituality and employees’ innovative work behaviour. Practical implications In the context of organizations, it will be really beneficial to enhance employees’ innovative work behaviour through inculcating workplace spirituality. Promoting workplace spirituality is one of the prerequisites in organizations towards creating sustainability and establishing an empowered organization in this competitive business environment. Originality/value There is a dearth of studies in linking the relationship between workplace spirituality and employees’ innovative work behaviour with the mediating role of psychological empowerment from the lens of SDT.

Relationship among social tactics, job embeddedness, and affective commitment in newcomers: the moderating effect of workplace spirituality

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Hsien-Long Huang ◽  
Li-Keng Cheng ◽  
Pi-Chuan Sun ◽  
Yi Shiuan Jiang ◽  
Hsin Hua Lin
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Job Embeddedness ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Employee Survey ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The cost of recruitment and training of newcomers can be a burden for enterprises, causing adverse effects on human resources management. Although much research has addressed employee turnover, less attention has been paid to methods of improving the retention of new hires. This study is an empirical examination of the increase in predictive strength of antecedents of affective commitment for comparing newcomers’ workplace spirituality. The results of an employee survey completed by 237 newcomers with under two years of work experience indicate that socialization tactics have a direct impact on job embeddedness, which in turn has a direct effect on affective commitment. Workplace spirituality has a significant moderating effect on the relationship between socialization tactics and job embeddedness. Also, workplace spirituality has a significant moderating effect on the relationship between job embeddedness and affective commitment.

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