Measuring Innovative Work Behaviour

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ID23337447
AutoresJeroen P J de Jong (0000-0002-2369-5744), Jeroen de Jong (0000-0002-9446-5823), Deanne Den Hartog (University of Amsterdam)
Ano2010
Volume19
Fascículo1
Páginas23-36
Data de publicação2010-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCreativity and Innovation Management (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0963-1690 • E-ISSN: 1467-8691
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-8691.2010.00547.x
OpenAlexW1981053063
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas125
Referências citadas27

Both scientists and practitioners emphasize the importance of innovative work behaviour (IWB) of individual employees for organizational success, but the measurement of IWB is still at an evolutionary stage. This article is concerned with developed a measure of IWB with four potential dimensions: the exploration, generation, championing and implementation of ideas. From a pilot survey among 81 research professionals and their supervisors, we derived an initial version of ten items. Next, analysis of validity drew on survey data from 703 matched dyads of knowledge workers and their supervisors in 94 knowledge intensive services firms. It included confirmatory factor analyses and hierarchical multilevel regressions to test hypothesized relationships of IWB with related constructs, including participative leadership, external work contacts and innovative output. These analyses demonstrated sufficient reliability and criterion validity. Evidence for the distinctiveness of the four dimensions was, however, weak, suggesting that IWB is one‐dimensional. We conclude that further research on this issue is merited.

Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · External validity · Knowledge management · Multilevel model · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor) · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Survey data collection · Test (biology) · Validity · Work (physics) · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology