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Employee Voice and Innovative Behavior in the Public Sector

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ID21475034
AuthorsAngeliki Tsameti (0000-0002-2741-2297, University of Thessaly, corresponding author), Victoria Bellou (0000-0002-2151-8234, University of Thessaly), Kyriakos Tsamantouridis (0000-0003-2662-7146, University of Thessaly)
Year2023
Volume46
Issue1
Pages56-68
Publication date2023-01-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0190-0692 • E-ISSN: 1532-4265
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01900692.2021.1984941
OpenAlexW3207726705
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited93

Many individuals have the ability to generate effective ideas but several times they find it hard to turn these ideas into practice. The difficulty is even greater for public servants, as they are often faced with several additional obstacles and challenges. Seeking to delineate employee innovative behavior (and idea realization in particular), this study examines the role of employee voice, taking also into consideration the moderating role of an organizational and a personal characteristic, namely organizational climate and overqualification respectively. Analyzing responses from 346 public servants, working in different public organizations in Greece, we found that employee voice does enhance their innovative behavior. Moreover, results showed that that only organizational climate independently moderates the above relationship. Interestingly, the joint test of double moderation - in which both moderators were taken into account - revealed a significant and positive combined effect

Business · Civil servants · Employee research · Employee voice · Moderation · Organisation climate · Organizational commitment · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Public sector · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Psychology

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Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
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