Abstract
The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the mediating result of employee engagement between organisational climate for innovation and innovative work behaviour. This study will have positive contribution towards theory. The tool used for data collection was closed-ended questionnaire. Results indicated that organisational climate for innovation and innovative work behaviour has a direct and indirect impact on innovative work behaviours. In this study, employee engagement has partial mediation impact between the organisational climate for innovation and innovative work behaviour. Approximately, 210 respondents participated in this study. The unit of analysis used in this study was employees. For practical implication, it will be useful for HR specialists who are concerned in increasing successful intercession that encourage employees to engage in innovative work behaviour. This paper offers contribution to the understanding of the relationship between the innovative work behaviour and organisational climate and mediating role of employee engagement.
Highlights
According to the “Community Innovation Survey” which was conducted in Europe (2015), an estimation of approximately 50 percent of the companies are having innovative work environment and that these companies appreciate their employees to “think out of the box” (Mishra, Bhatnagar, Gupta & Wadsworth, 2017).According to Global Innovation Index (2014), innovation plays a vital role in economic strength and business welfare as well as for the emerging economies
A quantitative methodology is used in the form of statistical analysis derived from the employee’ engagement, employee innovative work behaviour and organisational climate for innovation questionnaires
The results have proved that organisational climate for innovation (OCI) has significant impact on employee engagement
Summary
According to the “Community Innovation Survey” which was conducted in Europe (2015), an estimation of approximately 50 percent of the companies are having innovative work environment and that these companies appreciate their employees to “think out of the box” (Mishra, Bhatnagar, Gupta & Wadsworth, 2017).According to Global Innovation Index (2014), innovation plays a vital role in economic strength and business welfare as well as for the emerging economies. According to the “Community Innovation Survey” which was conducted in Europe (2015), an estimation of approximately 50 percent of the companies are having innovative work environment and that these companies appreciate their employees to “think out of the box” (Mishra, Bhatnagar, Gupta & Wadsworth, 2017). Due to the innovative work behaviour (IWB), organisational performance (OP) needs to be raised to new heights. In this way, it can gain competitive advantage in rather a short time. IWB focuses on thinking of employees; as such, it tries to help them to develop IWB in one’s work in different ways and how to improve their abilities as well as to look for new and suitable technologies (Pukienė, 2016)
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