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Job Control and Employee Innovative Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model
Guolong Zhao1, Yuxiang Luan1, He Ding2
1School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.
Frontiers in Psychology
|May 23, 2022
Summary
Job control positively influences employee innovative behavior through creative self-efficacy. Mindfulness further enhances this relationship, fostering innovation in organizations.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Management Science
Background:
- Employee innovation is crucial for organizational success in the digital age.
- Self-determination theory provides a framework for understanding employee motivation and behavior.
- Technological advancements are driving changes in workplace dynamics and self-management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of job control on employee innovative behavior.
- To examine the mediating role of creative self-efficacy in this relationship.
- To explore the moderating effect of mindfulness on job control and employee innovative behavior.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative study utilizing a 31-item questionnaire.
- Data collected from 329 employees across five Chinese internet companies.
- Statistical analysis including Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and regression analysis using AMOS 24.0 and SPSS 26.0.
Main Results:
- A moderated mediation model involving job control, creative self-efficacy, employee innovative behavior, and mindfulness was supported.
- Job control demonstrated a positive effect on employee innovative behavior mediated by creative self-efficacy.
- Mindfulness significantly moderated the direct relationship between job control and employee innovative behavior, as well as the mediating role of creative self-efficacy.
Conclusions:
- Job control is a significant driver of employee innovative behavior, with creative self-efficacy acting as a key mediator.
- Mindfulness plays a crucial role in enhancing the positive effects of job control on innovation.
- Findings support the integration of mindfulness practices and job design strategies to boost employee innovation.
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