The impact of humor climate on innovative work behavior: evidence from the banking industry in Russia

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizaveta Yu Logacheva ◽  
Maria S. Plakhotnik
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Office Employees ◽  
Back Office ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of humor work climate on innovative work behavior of back-office employees in the banking industry in Russia. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected via an online survey that included scales to measure humor climate and innovative work behavior. The survey was distributed electronically among employees of one department of a bank. The sample included 104 back-office employees (response rate 60.4%). Correlation and regression analyses were used. Findings The results indicate that humor climate fosters employee innovative work behavior. Positive humor contributes to innovative work behavior more than remaining humor climate dimensions (i.e. negative humor, outgroup humor and supervisory support). Only position type (managers vs non-managers), and not gender, education and job tenure, was found to have a significant impact on employee perceptions of humor climate and innovative work behavior exhibition. Originality/value This study adds to the limited empirical evidence on the links between humor and innovative work behavior, especially at a group level. This study focused on humor climate as a multidimensional construct, whereas previous research mostly explored positive forms of humor in relation to different social aspects of the organization. To the best of authors’ knowledge, this study is first to use a validated scale to explore connections between innovative work behavior and humor climate.

The impact of person-organization fit on innovative work behavior

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilal Afsar
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Perceived Fit ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Government Hospitals ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Person Organization Fit ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The direct relationship between person-organization (P-O) fit and employee’s positive work attitudes and behaviours have been well researched. However, there has been no study on the impact of P-O fit on innovative work behaviour (IWB) of the nurses. The purpose of this paper is to fill this gap in the literature. In order to give a complete understanding of the psychology surrounding P-O fit, this study has longitudinally analysed the relationship between P-O fit and IWB along with the impact of a potential mediator, i.e. knowledge sharing behaviour (KSB) on this relationship. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 357 nurses and 71 doctors from three government hospitals of Thailand filled out the questionnaires. Structural equation modelling was used to analyse the relationships. Findings – Results of the study indicate that a nurse’s P-O fit is positively associated with both self and doctor ratings of innovative behaviours; and KSB acts as a partial mediator between P-O fit and IWB at both Times 1 and 2. These results imply that a nurse’s perceived fit in the hospital impacts his/her engagement into IWB. As nurses share knowledge with their co-workers frequently, it tends to strengthen the relationship between P-O fit and IWB. Originality/value – Study findings begin to explain how P-O fit impacts IWB of nurses. Specifically, the author find that KSB explains the relationship between P-O fit and IWB.

Critical reflection and innovative work behavior: the mediating role of individual unlearning

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Kmieciak
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Impact

PurposeAlthough employees' innovative work behaviors are crucial for innovativeness and the success of modern organization, the impact of individual unlearning and critical reflection on innovative work behaviors is underresearched. This study's goal is to empirically examine relationships between job characteristics, critical reflection, unlearning and innovative work behaviors.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses survey data from 252 Polish employees and the partial least squares method.FindingsThe results indicated that, among three considered job characteristics, only problem-solving demands were related to critical reflection. This study also shows that critical reflection is both direct and indirect, through individual unlearning, related to both idea generation and idea realization. However, nonmanagers have stronger relationships between unlearning and innovative work behaviors than do managers, while managers have stronger relationships between critical reflection and innovative work behaviors.Practical implicationsResults of this study may be used by human resource development managers to improve employees' innovative work behavior.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the limited empirical research on the role of critical reflection and individual unlearning for innovative work behavior. This study also explores which job characteristic affects critical reflection.

scholarly journals Effects of perceived role clarity on innovative work behavior: a multiple mediation model

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhash C. Kundu ◽  
Sandeep Kumar ◽  
Kusum Lata
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Job Involvement ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Role Clarity ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Bootstrap Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of perceived role clarity on innovative work behavior (IWB) through the mediation of intrinsic motivation and job involvement. Design/methodology/approach The data were gathered from 613 employees belonging to 196 organizations operating in India. Data were analyzed using statistical tools such as exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, multiple regressions and bootstrapping via PROCESS. Findings Initially, the results of correlation and multiple regression analyses indicated that the perceived role clarity has positive relation with intrinsic motivation, job involvement and IWB. Further, bootstrap analysis revealed that intrinsic motivation and job involvement individually and serially mediate the effect of perceived role clarity on IWB. Research limitations/implications The study highlights the importance of the perceived role clarity in developing positive work attitudes and innovative behavior among employees. Self-reported survey and cross-sectional design are the limitations of the current study. Practical implications The study suggests that organizations should strive constantly to enhance perceptions of role clarity among employees so that they remain motivated and involved in their jobs and exhibit innovative behavior at work. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the only study to test the impact of perceived role clarity on IWB with the serial mediation of intrinsic motivation and job involvement.

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.

Do nurses display innovative work behavior when their values match with hospitals’ values?

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilal Afsar ◽  
Sadia Cheema ◽  
Bilal Bin Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Value Congruence ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to draw on organizational psychology, innovation and knowledge management literatures to investigate the impact of a nurse’s person-organization (P-O) fit on his/her innovative work behavior (IWB). Furthermore, in order to understand the psychological mechanisms surrounding this relationship, the authors examine the mediating role of psychological empowerment and the moderating role of knowledge sharing behavior. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 441 nurses and 73 doctors through structured questionnaires from four public sector hospitals in Thailand. Findings Results of the study indicate that nurse’s P-O fit is positively related to both self (nurse) and doctor’s ratings of innovative behaviors and that psychological empowerment mediates this relationship. These results imply that a nurse’s perception of value congruence impacts his/her perception about feeling of empowerment, which in turn helps in engaging him/her into acts of innovativeness more often. The results also show that the relationship between P-O fit and IWB is stronger among nurses who frequently share their best practices and mistakes with co-workers. Originality/value Employee involvement in innovative work is of crucial importance for organization’s competitiveness, especially in the nursing profession. The compatibility between personal and organizational values is a vital ingredient of our personal, social and professional worlds. Although research has identified some antecedents of nurses’ IWB, it is unclear how P-O fit influence nurses’ IWB. Nurses with stronger value congruence when empowered psychologically may respond more effectively to display IWBs in current dynamic and challenging public health care work environments.

Impact of humble leadership on project success: the mediating role of psychological empowerment and innovative work behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-367
Author(s):  
Mudassar Ali ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Syed Jamal Shah ◽  
Salim Khan ◽  
Adnan Muhammad Shah
Keyword(s):  
Project Success ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Humble Leadership

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the impact of humble leadership on project success. The mediating effects of psychological empowerment and innovative work behavior on the relationship between humble leadership and project success are tested.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 337 individuals employed in the civil construction sector of Pakistan.FindingsThe results showed that humble leadership is positively related to project success. Furthermore, psychological empowerment and innovative work behavior partially mediate the relationship between humble leadership and project success.Originality/valueDrawing on conservation of resource theory, this study found that how humble leadership is important for project success and thus extends the utility of the concept of humble leadership to the project literature.

Impact of workplace bullying on employee outcomes: a study of Indian managerial employees

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (7) ◽  
pp. 1147-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arpana Rai ◽  
Upasna Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Managerial Employees ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of workplace bullying on innovative work behavior and neglect with defensive silence as a mediator. The study further examines if the presence of friendship networks in the workplace can weaken the negative impact of workplace bullying. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through self-report questionnaires from 835 full-time Indian managerial employees working in different Indian organizations. Findings Results revealed that workplace bullying negatively related to innovative work behavior and positively related to neglect. Defensive silence mediated bullying–outcomes relationships and effects of workplace bullying on proposed outcomes were weaker in the presence of high workplace friendship. Research limitations/implications A cross-sectional design and use of self-reported questionnaire data are few limitations of this study. Originality/value The study extended the current research stream of workplace bullying to one of the underrepresented developing Asian countries, India. The study also contributes in terms of its sample characteristics as it covers managerial employees working across different organizations.

Innovation with flow at work: exploring the role of servant leadership in affecting innovative work behavior through flow at work

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mumtaz Khan ◽  
Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik ◽  
Syed Saad Ahmed ◽  
Tahir Islam ◽  
Essa Khan
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Flow At Work

PurposeThis study aims to ascertain the role of servant leadership in inducing flow at work. The study, along with confirming the relation between flow at work and innovative work behavior (IWB), intends to explore the mediating role flow at work plays in relating servant leadership to IWB.Design/methodology/approachThe data collection was conducted through an interviewee-administered questionnaire in three waves that were four weeks apart. The data were collected from 267 respondents. To run the measurement model and structural model, Smart-PLS was used, and Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) was used to summarize the demographic information and conduct hierarchal regression.FindingsServant leadership is related to flow at work. Additionally, flow at work is related to IWB. Finally, flow at work mediates the relationship between servant leadership and IWB.Originality/valueThe study found servant leadership is related to flow at work. Moreover, the study unearthed the relation between flow at work and IWB. Finally, the study unveiled that flow at work acts as a mediator between servant leadership and IWB.

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 THE ROLE OF SELF-CONSTRUAL AND GOAL ORIENTATION ON EMPLOYEE INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-245
Author(s):  
Ernie Frislia ◽  
Seger Handoyo
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Innovative Work

Innovation is an effort to increase the companies' competitiveness in Indonesia in the era of the ASEAN Economic Community and confront the fourth industrial era. Innovative work behavior is an organization's methods to implement innovations and improve performance, excellence, competitiveness, and confront changes in the dynamic external environment. This study aims to examine the effect of self-construal and goal orientation on innovative work behavior by testing hypotheses using multiple regression analysis. Data collection in this study uses an innovative work behavior scale, self-construal scale, and goal orientation scale, an online survey method filled by 168 employees working in the manufacturing industry sectors in Indonesia. The results show that self-construal and goal orientation have a positive effect on innovative work behavior, enhancement in self-construal, and goal orientation to increase employees' innovative work behavior—the contribution of goal orientation significant higher for employees' innovative work behavior than for self-construal contributions. Individuals with goal orientations can help organizations to develop innovation through innovative work behavior.

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