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Organizational innovation climate and individual innovative behavior: exploring the moderating effects of psychological ownership and psychological empowerment

Authors: Fang Liu, Irene Hau-Siu Chow, Jun-Cheng Zhang, Man Huang

Published in: Review of Managerial Science | Issue 4/2019

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The present study proposes that psychological ownership for the organization and psychological empowerment are important determinants of individual innovative behavior, and serve as moderators of the climate–innovation relationship. In a study of 804 employees from 157 firms in China, we found that both of these two psychological variables had a positive relationship with individual innovative behavior. Additionally, we found psychological empowerment served as a moderator of the climate–innovation relationship, such that the relationship was stronger for individuals high in psychological empowerment. This study contributes to further understanding of the climate–innovation relationship.

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Title: Organizational innovation climate and individual innovative behavior: exploring the moderating effects of psychological ownership and psychological empowerment
Authors: Fang Liu
Irene Hau-Siu Chow
Jun-Cheng Zhang
Man Huang
Publication date: 27-11-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Review of Managerial Science / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1863-6683
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6691
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-017-0263-y

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