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The impact of team psychological safety on employee innovative performance a study with communication behavior as a mediator variable

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  • Hao Jin
  • Yan Peng

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This study aims to delve into the impact of team psychological safety on employee innovative performance and to analyze the mediating role of communication behavior in this process. Given the central role of innovation in the sustained competitiveness of enterprises, understanding how team psychological safety promotes employee innovation through communication behavior is of significant theoretical and practical importance. The study employs a structural equation model (SEM) to analyze survey data from 580 employees across various high-tech enterprises. The results indicate that the three dimensions of team psychological safety—team collaboration and understanding, team information sharing, and team give-and-take balance—have a significant positive impact on employee innovative performance. Moreover, communication behavior plays a significant mediating role between team psychological safety and employee innovative performance. This study reveals the positive influence of team psychological safety on employee innovative performance through communication behavior, emphasizing the importance of building a positive team psychological safety environment to stimulate employee innovation potential. It provides empirical evidence for enterprise managers to optimize team communication strategies and enhance employee innovative performance.

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  • Hao Jin & Yan Peng, 2024. "The impact of team psychological safety on employee innovative performance a study with communication behavior as a mediator variable," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(10), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0306629
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306629
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