STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSON–ORGANIZATION FIT AND INNOVATION BEHAVIOR: MEDIATING EFFECT OF WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY AND MODERATING EFFECT OF INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP

Abstract

The identification of Chinese AI enterprise technology and R&D personnel with organizational values significantly influences innovation behavior, thereby establishing a close relationship between human-organization fit and employee innovation behavior. Therefore, this paper explores the relationship between human-organization fit and the innovative behavior of Chinese AI enterprise technology and R&D personnel, as well as the mediating and moderating effects of workplace spirituality and inclusive leadership on the relationship between human-organization fit and the innovative behavior of employees. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between human and organizational fit and innovation behavior of Chinese AI enterprise technology and R&D personnel, as well as the mediating and moderating effect between workplace spirituality and inclusive leadership.
 We completed the survey in November 2023, collecting samples from technical and R&D personnel in nine artificial intelligence enterprises in Beijing, China, using a random sampling method. We collected a total of 603 questionnaires, of which we obtained 526 valid ones. The results showed that: 1) the human-organization fit of technology and R&D personnel has a significant positive impact on innovation behavior; 2) the human-organization fit of technology and R&D personnel has a significant positive impact on workplace spirituality; 3) the workplace spirituality of technology and R&D personnel has a significant positive impact on innovation behavior; 4) the workplace spirituality of technology and R&D personnel has a mediating effect on innovation behavior in human-organization fit; and 5) inclusive leadership has a positive moderating effect on the innovation behavior of technology and R&D personnel in terms of the fit between people and organizations. The results of this study indicated that technology and R&D personnel's identification with organizational values requires not only the workplace spirit of inner experience but also inclusive leadership with encouragement and support in order to fully enhance innovative behavior.