Zhou Xiaogang, Wang Yimeng, Zhang Xinlin, Li Liqing
School of Economics and Management, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China.
School of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2023 Jun 23;16:2297-2313. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S416595. eCollection 2023.
The derivation of employees' innovative behaviour is a complex multi-stage process influenced by decision logic. However, previous research on the relationship between the two has not been comprehensive without considering the individual level of employees, and the mechanism of action between the two is still unclear. Based on the behavioral decision theory, the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions and triadic reciprocal determinism. This study investigates the mediating effects of positive error orientation between decision-making logic and employees' innovative behavior, and the moderating effects of environmental dynamics between decision-making logic and employees' innovative behavior, focusing on the individual level.
The questionnaire data was obtained from 403 employees randomly selected from 100 companies in Nanchang, China, in various industries such as manufacturing, transportation, storage and postal services, trade, and wholesale and retail trade. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling.
Effectual logic had a significantly positive impact on employees' innovative behavior. The direct effect of causal logic on employees' innovative behavior was not significant, but the total effect was significantly positive. Positive error orientation played a mediating role between both types of decision-making logic and employees' innovative behavior. Moreover, environmental dynamics played a negative moderating role between effectual logic and employees' innovative behavior.
ORIGINALITY/VALUE: This study expands the application of behavioral decision theory, the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions and triadic reciprocal determinism in employees' innovative behaviour, enriches the research on the mediating and moderating mechanism between employees' decision-making logic and innovative behaviour, and provides a new research perspective and empirical support for subsequent related research.
The results of this study provide practical suggestions for promoting employees' innovative behaviour. For example, employees need to cultivate logical thinking, train their decision-making ability, form a positive error orientation, and objectively assess the external environment.
员工创新行为的产生是一个受决策逻辑影响的复杂多阶段过程。然而，以往关于两者关系的研究在未考虑员工个体层面的情况下并不全面，且两者之间的作用机制仍不明确。基于行为决策理论、积极情绪的拓展与建构理论以及三元交互决定论，本研究聚焦个体层面，考察了决策逻辑与员工创新行为之间积极错误取向的中介作用，以及环境动态性在决策逻辑与员工创新行为之间的调节作用。
问卷数据来自于从中国南昌100家公司中随机抽取的403名员工，这些公司涵盖制造、交通运输、仓储和邮政、贸易以及批发和零售等多个行业。采用结构方程模型对假设进行检验。
实效逻辑对员工创新行为有显著正向影响。因果逻辑对员工创新行为的直接效应不显著，但总效应显著为正。积极错误取向在两种决策逻辑与员工创新行为之间起中介作用。此外，环境动态性在实效逻辑与员工创新行为之间起负向调节作用。
原创性/价值：本研究拓展了行为决策理论、积极情绪的拓展与建构理论以及三元交互决定论在员工创新行为中的应用，丰富了员工决策逻辑与创新行为之间中介和调节机制的研究，为后续相关研究提供了新的研究视角和实证支持。
本研究结果为促进员工创新行为提供了实践建议。例如，员工需要培养逻辑思维，训练决策能力，形成积极的错误取向，并客观评估外部环境。
