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Mapping Antecedents of Innovative Work Behavior: A Conceptual Review

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  • Michael K. Muchiri
  • Adela J. McMurray
  • Mathews Nkhoma
  • Hiep C. Pham

    (RMIT University, Australia
    RMIT University, Australia
    RMIT Vietnam University, Vietnam
    RMIT Vietnam University, Vietnam)

Abstract

Employee innovative behavior contributes to organizational success, and to overall business viability in the current competitive business environment. This paper analyzes past research and outlines some antecedents of innovative work behaviour. The paper proposes a framework depicting relationships among transformational leadership, leader-member exchange, employee perceptions of fairness and innovative work behavior. The paper follows a rigorous, systematic review of published studies representing the literature addressing transformational leadership, leader-member exchange, employee perceptions of fairness and innovative work behavior. The paper relied extensively on computerized keyword searches in the main business source databases of EBSCOhost, Emerald, ProQuest, ScienceDirect and SpringerLink supplemented by a manual review. The review leads to a credible conceptual framework that elucidates the relationship among transformational leadership, leader-member exchange, employee perceptions of fairness and innovative work behavior. Consequently, the framework advances theories on effective leader behavior, employees’ perceptions of fairness and innovative work behavior. The framework helps unpack some underlying mechanisms through which leadership directly and indirectly influences employee innovative work behavior. Recognizing that innovative work behavior is influenced by the quality of supervisor-subordinate relationship, our conceptual framework stimulates a behavior-oriented approach to innovative work behavior research and has the potential to generate actionable knowledge to manage innovative work behavior. Top management could utilize our framework when executing organizational design interventions that engender and shape innovative work behavior. Our framework also advocates for the promotion of effective leader behavior and employees’ perceptions of fairness which support innovative work behaviour. In practical terms, organizations could train their supervisors to exhibit more transformational leader behaviors as they stimulate idea generation and implementation. Further, organizations could roll out training focusing on developing better exchange relationships between leaders and their followers. Additionally, organizations, aware of the impact of employee perception of fairness on innovative work behavior, could develop fair and equitable procedures or introduce interventions targeting the development of required behavior which in turn could stimulate innovative work behavior. Future research could benefit by focusing on how specific dimensions of transformational leadership influence employee innovative work behavior at the individual, team and organizational levels. Furthermore, future research could focus on how individual differences impact leadership, perceptions of fairness and innovative work behaviour.

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  • Michael K. Muchiri & Adela J. McMurray & Mathews Nkhoma & Hiep C. Pham, 2020. "Mapping Antecedents of Innovative Work Behavior: A Conceptual Review," Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, vol. 54(4), pages 33-40, October-D.
  • Handle: RePEc:jda:journl:vol.54:year:2020:issue4:pp:33-40
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    1. Tayyba Mirza & Dr. Basharat Raza, 2023. "Does Polychronicity Impact Innovative Work Behavior? The Role of Procrastination," Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), Research Foundation for Humanity (RFH), vol. 12(4), pages 602-609.
    2. Mohammed Afandi Zainal & Mohd Effendi Ewan Mohd Matore, 2021. "The Influence of Teachers’ Self-Efficacy and School Leaders’ Transformational Leadership Practices on Teachers’ Innovative Behaviour," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-20, June.
    3. Ranya Saeed Alhmoudi & Sanjay Kumar Singh & Francesco Caputo & Teresa Riso & Francesca Iandolo, 2022. "Corporate social responsibility and innovative work behavior: Is it a matter of perceptions?," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(6), pages 2030-2037, November.
    4. Muhammad Shahid & Shafaq Chaudhry & Muhammad Bilal & Hina Amber & Shoaib Aslam & Shumaila Malik & Khuram Shahzad, 2022. "The Link Between Team Identification, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Innovative Work Behavior and Its Dimensions in the Context of Pakistan," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(1), pages 21582440221, March.
    5. Wayu Eko Yudiatmaja & Roy Valiant Salomo & Eko Prasojo, 2023. "Fostering Innovative Behavior of Millennial Public Employee Through Leadership Styles and Organizational Trust," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(2), pages 21582440231, June.
    6. Asante, Daniel & Tang, Chunyong & Kwamega, Michael & Asante, Eric Adom, 2022. "In pursuit of service encounter quality: Will service-oriented high-performance work systems benefit high-contact service industries?," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
    7. Zargham Ullah Khan & Muhammad Bilal Ahmad & Fatima Shaukat & Munawar Kashif, 2024. "Role of High-Performance Human Resource Practices and Employee Innovative Behavior in the Implementation of Digital Transformation: A Case of Pakistan’s IT Sector," Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), Research Foundation for Humanity (RFH), vol. 13(1), pages 521-526.
    8. Živilė Stankevičiūtė & Eglė Staniškienė & Urtė Ciganė, 2020. "Sustainable HRM as a Driver for Innovative Work Behaviour: Do Respect, Openness, and Continuity Matter? The Case of Lithuania," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(14), pages 1-29, July.
    9. Viktorija Šimanauskienė & Vidmantė Giedraitytė & Olga Navickienė, 2021. "The Role of Military Leadership in Shaping Innovative Personnel Behaviour: The Case of the Lithuanian Armed Forces," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-17, August.

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    Keywords

    Innovative Work Behavior; Leader-Member Exchange; Transformational Leadership; and Employee Perceptions of Fairness;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • M19 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Other

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