Innovation climate, knowledge management, and innovative work behavior in small software companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Huaqian Huang ◽  
Fuda Li
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Innovation Climate ◽  
The Impact

Innovation is of great significance to a company's sustainable development. Using structural equation modeling, we analyzed data from an online survey conducted with 385 employees of software companies in China. We explored the mechanism through which innovation climate helped improve knowledge management and innovative work behavior in the businesses. The results show that innovation climate had a positive impact on knowledge acquisition, knowledge dissemination, and responsiveness to knowledge, as three dimensions of management of knowledge; and also on idea generation and idea promotion, as two of three dimensions of innovative work behavior. However, the impact of innovation climate on the dimension of idea realization was nonsignificant. These findings enrich the literature on innovation in regard to work behavior and workplace climate, and highlight the important impact of innovation climate on knowledge management and innovative work behavior. The cultivation of employees' innovative behavior helps to improve enterprise performance, so enterprise managers will also benefit.

The Impact of Servant Leadership on Employees’ Innovative Work Behaviour-Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naveed Ahmad Faraz ◽  
Muhammad Farhan Mughal ◽  
Fawad Ahmed ◽  
Ali Raza ◽  
Muhammad Khalid Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Impact

Change is the only constant phenomenon in this world, and organizations can bring it through innovation. This innovation ultimately leads to an organization’s competitive edge and sustainability. Every new idea primarily originates in the minds of individuals, and when it’s implemented successfully, it contributes to overall organizational innovation. Nurturing employees’ innovative work behavior (EIWB) is prudent for every organization looking to enhance its innovative outcomes. This research, at first, aimed to examine the influence of servant leadership (SL) at three distinctive levels of employees’ innovative work behavior (EIWB); namely, idea generation, idea promotion, and idea realization. Then, we investigated the influence of SL on overall EIWB. Finally, employees’ Psychological Empowerment (PE) is assessed as a mediator through which SL exerts its influence on EIWB. Servant leadership in conjunction with Social Exchange theories were used to develop the conceptual model of this research. Cross-sectional data were collected from 283 entry-level officers working in different Power Sector Companies of Pakistan. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed through Smart-PLS 3.2.8 software to analyze the hypothesized relationships. The findings of this research show that SL positively influences each stage of EIWB as well as EIWB at an integrated level. Employees’ Psychological Empowerment (PE) partially mediates the positive influence of SL on EIWB. This research is one of the pioneers to examine the influence of SL at different levels of EIWB. Further, investigating employees’ PE as mediating between the relationship of SL and EIWB is also a unique contribution of this research. Besides offering the theoretical and managerial implications, detailed discussion on the results is carried out. Lastly, the limitations of this study and potential avenues for future research are highlighted.

scholarly journals Transformational Leadership, Psychological Empowerment, and Innovative Work Behavior of Frontline Employees in the Public Sectors: Empirical Evidence from North Sumatera, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Anggun Tiur Ida Sinaga ◽  
Prihatin Lumbanraja ◽  
Isfenti Sadalia ◽  
Amlysh Syahputra Silalahi
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Frontline Employees ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of transformational leadership (TL) and psychological empowerment (PE) on innovative work behavior (IWB) of frontline employees at public sector in North Sumatera. This study examines the effects of PE as a moderator on the relationship between transformational leadership and innovative work behavior (IWB). The data were collected from 786 frontline employees through an online survey. Partial least square structural equation modeling analysis by the bootstrap method were used for the data analysis. Results indicated that TL and PE have positive influence on innovative work behavior, however specifically, the result showed that PE does not moderates on the relationship between TL and IWB of frontline employees in North Sumatera.

scholarly journals Trickle-down effect of CEO transformational leadership on employee’s innovative work behaviors

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 01-14
Author(s):  
Bruce Gashema ◽  
Juniter Kwamboka Mokua
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Organizational Setting ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Innovation Behavior

Despite the theoretical foundation that links Transformational leadership (TFL) with innovation behavior, previous studies have overlooked on Transformational leadership and innovation behavior at the individual level relationship but paid less attention to how transformational leadership qualities of top leaders would advance innovative work behavior within the organizational setting. To date, the impact of Transformational leadership at a top executive level on employee’s innovative work behavior (IWB) within an organizational setting has not been dealt with in-depth. However, using transformational leadership theory, this study uncovers the pivotal role of innovation culture (IC) and managerial innovation (MI) in the relationship between CEO transformational leadership and employee’s innovation behavior in SMEs. A cross-sectional design with a total of 434 employees from 24 SMEs operating from Rwanda was analyzed using structural equation modeling to evaluate the relationship between the variables developed in the study. The findings of this study support our hypothesized model.

scholarly journals Trust, knowledge sharing, and innovative work behavior: empirical evidence from Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Kmieciak
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sharing Behavior

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of two types of trust (vertical and horizontal trust) on knowledge sharing (knowledge donating and knowledge collecting) and the impact of knowledge sharing on innovative work behavior (idea generation and idea realization). The study also explores the mediating role of knowledge sharing.Design/methodology/approachPartial least squares path modeling and data collected from 252 participants at one large Polish capital group were used to test the research hypotheses.FindingsThe results showed that both vertical trust and horizontal trust are positively related to knowledge donating and knowledge collecting. Contrary to knowledge collecting, knowledge donating is significantly related to idea generation, which is highly correlated with idea realization. There is no direct relation between knowledge sharing behavior and idea realization. Knowledge donating mediates the relationship between vertical trust and idea generation.Research limitations/implicationsSelf-reports and the cross-sectional nature of the data collection are the main limitations of this study.Practical implicationsThe results allow managers to better understand what factors and processes contribute to greater employee innovativeness.Originality/valueTo the best of the author's knowledge, the study is the first to examine the relationships among vertical trust, horizontal trust, knowledge donating, knowledge collecting, idea generation and idea realization in an integrated way. This paper answered the questions (1) which type of trust is more important for knowledge sharing, and (2) which type of knowledge sharing behavior is more important for innovative work behavior. This paper investigated whether differences in the strength of relationships between constructs are significant.

scholarly journals Quality education to succeed the SDGs among college students through the role of learner empowerment and creative self-efficacy to develop innovative work behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. 01018
Author(s):  
Arum Etikariena ◽  
Pratiwi Widyasari
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Learner Empowerment ◽  
Creative Self ◽  
The Impact

Preparing the college students to be ready to perform their innovative work behavior optimally is essential, especially in supporting organizational and national innovation for the SDGs’ success. One way is by examining how the students perceive their abilities, potential, and roles in the learning environment. The researchers believe that the relationship between the learner empowerment and innovative work behavior will have a more significant influence when they can also realize the learner empowerment into creative self-efficacy. The research respondents are 539 third semester students or higher from Universitas Indonesia. This quantitative research uses the Innovative Work Behavior Scale, the Learner Empowerment Scale, and the Creative Self-Efficacy Scale. The mediation analysis results show that creative self-efficacy has a partial mediating effect on learner empowerment’s relation to innovative work behavior. The three dimensions of the learner empowerment (meaningfulness, competence, and impact) are also significantly related to the innovative work behavior, with the impact as the strongest correlating dimension. This research can be used as input for developing the learning programs, both curricular and extracurricular, to perform innovative work behavior optimally.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Workplace Violence and Innovative Work Behavior: The Mediating Roles of Employee Wellbeing

Healthcare ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Zhou ◽  
Samma Faiz Rasool ◽  
Dawei Ma
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Employee Wellbeing ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

It has been contended that violence is prevalent in the workplace, and there has been increasing research interest into its potential effects. Human interactions at workplaces are apparent. However, the interactions among humans may have positive or negative dimensions. Usually, the positive or negative interactions between workers lead to different outcomes. Sometimes, they lead to a productive working environment; however, in some cases, they lead to toxicity among workers. In this study, we investigate the impact of workplace violence (WV) on innovative work behavior (IWB). Specifically, it examines the impact of the three dimensions of WV, namely, harassment, mobbing, and sabotage. Moreover, employees’ wellbeing mediates the relationship between WV (harassment, mobbing, and sabotage) and IWB. A questionnaire survey approach was used in this study. The target population were the workers of SMEs entrepreneurs located in Guangdong Province (China). The results confirm that, in the direct relationship, WV (harassment, mobbing, and sabotage) has a negative relationship with innovative IWB. Moreover, results also confirm that employee wellbeing is mediated between WV (harassment, mobbing, and sabotage) and IWB. Therefore, the empirical results of this paper identify that workplace violence reduces employees’ innovative work behavior by reducing their subjective and eudemonic wellbeing, which further broadens the perspective of IWB’s motivation analysis. Practical implications for small and medium enterprise organizations have also been discussed in this paper.

scholarly journals Examining the External Antecedents of Innovative Work Behavior: The Role of Government Support for Talent Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1213
Author(s):  
Zaisheng Zhang ◽  
Meng Liu ◽  
Qing Yang
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Relationship

The innovative work behavior (IWB) or creativity of employees is regarded as the key to the sustainable innovation performance of an organization. In the field of human resource management (HRM), the relationship between an organization’s high-performance work system (HPWS) and IWB has been studied extensively. However, the current understanding of organizational external antecedents is limited. Our paper focuses on an extra-organizational government support factor, government support for talent policy (GSTP). Similar to HRM policies within an organization, GSTP also has an ability–motivation–opportunity framework that may influence the IWB of employees. We integrate the resource dependence theory, institutional theory, and theory of planned behavior (TPB) to propose a theoretical model of the mechanism of GSTP influence on IWB. Using a structural equation modeling approach, we empirically verify the hypotheses in a survey dataset of HRM practitioners in 152 technology-based enterprises in China. The results indicate that the external antecedent, GSTP, positively influences the innovative attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control of HRM practitioners in the organization. Innovative attitude and perceived behavioral control completely mediated the relationship between GSTP and innovative intention. Moreover, there is a distal indirect effect between GSTP and IWB. The paper contributes to filling a gap in the innovation policy literature. In practice, both HPWS and individual employees should be concerned about the possible role of GSTP.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF PROACTIVE-PERSONALITY ON INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOR AND WORK ENGAGEMENT IN THE UAE AVIATION INDUSTRY.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-112
Author(s):  
Sultan Salem Alshamsi ◽  
Kamarul Zaman Bin Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of this research is to examine the relationship between Proactive Personality, innovative work behavior, and work engagement. The sample consists of 220 respondent managers in the Aviation Industry in the UAE. Results of Structural Equation Modelling using SmartPLS revealed that there are significant relationships between Proactive Personality and innovative work behavior, and between Innovative Work Behavior and Work Engagement.

scholarly journals Keterlibatan Siklus Terintegrasi Knowledge Management Terhadap Perilaku Kerja Inovatif Sumber Daya Manusia di Balai Diklat Keuangan Yogyakarta

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Bagas Dwi Praptowo ◽  
Mikhriani Michdor ◽  
Agus Suharsono
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Financial Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Knowledge Capture ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
And Training

To realize Knowledge Management as one of pillars of Ministry of Finance Corporate University, Financial Education and Training Agency Yogyakarta as an institution that carries out a role of building a learning environment needs to have a series of systems and procedures for managing financial knowledge so that is available and well managed. This study aims to prove efforts effective influencing Human Resource (HR) Innovative Work Behavior in Financial Education and Training Agency Yogyakarta are through an integrated Knowledge Management Cycle namely Knowledge Capture, Knowledge Sharing and Dissemination, Knowledge Acquisition and Application. This integrated cycle can stimulate HR in critical, creative, and innovative thinking to produce useful new knowledge. This research method was a quantitative approach to SEM analysis using Smart PLS software. The results of the study proved that Knowledge Acquisition and Application affect the HR Innovative Work Behavior. However, Knowledge Capture and Knowledge Sharing and Dissemination did not affect HR Innovative Work Behavior, this indicates that there was a need to increase Knowledge Capture and Knowledge Sharing and Dissemination at Financial Education and Training Agency Yogyakarta so that overall employees could contribute to fostering Innovative Work Behavior in accordance under BPPK Decree No. KEP-140/PP/2017 which regulates that Knowledge Management is all employees’ task of Ministry of Finance. Keywords: Knowledge Capture, Knowledge Sharing and Dissemination, Knowledge Acquisition and Application, Human Resource (HR) Innovative Work Behavior Abstrak Mewujudkan Knowledge Management sebagai salah satu pilar Kemenkeu Corporate University, Balai Diklat Keuangan Yogyakarta sebagai instansi yang menjalankan peran membangun lingkungan pembelajaran, perlu memperhatikan rangkaian sistem dan prosedur dalam mengelola pengetahuan keuangan negara agar tersedia dan terkelola dengan baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuktikan bahwa upaya yang dipandang efektif dalam mempengaruhi Perilaku Kerja Inovatif SDM di Balai Diklat Keuangan Yogyakarta adalah melalui siklus terintegrasi dari tiga tahapan Knowledge Management, yaitu Knowledge Capture, Knowledge Sharing and Dissemination, Knowledge Acquisition and Application. Siklus terintegrasi tersebut dapat merangsang SDM untuk berfikir kritis, kreatif, dan inovatif sehingga menghasilkan pengetahuan baru yang berguna. Metode penelitian ini melalui pendekatan kuantitatif analisis SEM menggunakan software Smart PLS. Hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa Knowledge Acquisition and Application berpengaruh terhadap Perilaku Kerja Inovatif SDM. Namun, Knowledge Capture dan Knowledge Sharing and Dissemination tidak berpengaruh terhadap Perilaku Kerja Inovatif SDM. Hal ini mengindikasikan bahwa perlunya peningkatan Knowledge Capture dan Knowledge Sharing and Dissemination di Balai Diklat Keuangan Yogyakarta agar secara keseluruhan pegawai dapat berkontribusi menumbuhkan Perilaku Kerja Inovatif sesuai Keputusan Kepala BPPK No. KEP-140/PP/2017 yang mengatur bahwa tugas Knowledge Management adalah seluruh pegawai Kemenkeu. Kata kunci: Knowledge Capture, Knowledge Sharing and Dissemination, Knowledge Acquisition and Application, Perilaku Kerja Inovatif SDM

The effect of servant leadership on innovative work behavior and employee knowledge sharing in the Latvian ICT sector

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadi Youssef Bou Reslan ◽  
Zanete Garanti ◽  
Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Ict Companies

PurposeThis study aims to peruse the underlying effect of servant leadership (SL) on innovative work behavior (IWB) and employee knowledge sharing behavior (KSB), directly and through the mediating effect of job autonomy (JA), by using autonomous psychological needs of self-determination theory and embracing Hofstede's framework in information and telecommunication technology (ICT) companies in Latvia.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative analysis of data from 271 employees and managers in Latvian ICT companies was used by applying structural equation modeling.FindingsThe result discloses that SL can promote IWB and KSB directly and through mediating effects of JA.Research limitations/implicationsThe research is constricted by geography and sample data representation from a specific sector. Hence, future studies can determine the gender effects, carry out more preventive measures to avoid common method bias between constructs, measure antecedents and the mediator before outcomes and examine JA as a moderator.Practical implicationsThe findings demonstrate that the Latvian ICT sector should recruit managers with SL potentials, train and equip managers with the required resources to implement SL practices properly and integrate JA across the organization to increase the manifestation of IWB and KSB.Originality/valueThis paper is the first to examine JA as the underlying process through which SL’s effects on IWB and KSB are explained in an individualistic country.

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