FACTORS AFFECTING INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOR OF MANAGERS

Abstract

Recently, innovative work behavior is considered as the essential factor for organizational effectiveness thus, the objective of this study is to find the factors affecting innovative work behavior of managers. The sample consisted of 746 top-level or middle-level managers in private organizations and state enterprises in Thailand. The psychometric properties of the questionnaire were examined by assessing the validity, reliability and item discriminating power. Path Analysis was used to test the proposed path model of the hypothesized relationships. The results revealed that servant leadership and psychological capital both directly and indirectly affected innovative work behavior and had the highest total effect on innovative work behavior, work engagement directly affected innovative work behavior and workplace spirituality indirectly affected innovative work behavior. The study also found that servant leadership and workplace spirituality both directly and indirectly affected work engagement and had the highest total effect on work engagement, psychological capital had the highest level of direct effect on work engagement and servant leadership and workplace spirituality directly affected psychological capital. These results confirmed the importance of servant leadership, psychological capital, workplace spirituality and work engagement affecting innovative work behavior. Therefore, organizations should attach importance to these factors to promote and develop innovative work behavior.