The Role of Innovative Work Behaviour in the Relationship between Organizational Support and Organizational Happiness

Abstract

Theories and experiences created as a result of the studies carried out to increase the effectiveness of teachers in educational institutions provide deepening of the researches. Researches are detailed by obtaining new approaches, new definitions and concepts. One of these concepts is innovative work behaviour, which is defined as the tendency to implement and improve new ideas. Considering this concept, this research basically aimed to examine the role of innovative work behaviour in the relationship between organizational support and organizational happiness. The data of the study were collected using Perceived Organizational Support, Organizational Happiness and Innovative Work Behaviour Scales. The sample group of the research includes 340 teachers working in primary, secondary and high schools in the 2021-2022 academic year. The findings showed that all three variables were significantly related to each other; showed that innovative work behaviour has an indirect effect on the relationship between organizational support and organizational happiness. This result was interpreted as the fact that teachers behaved more innovatively as their perceptions of being supported by their organizations increased, and as a result of this, it had a positive impact on their organizational happiness. Finally, it has been suggested to support teachers' needs such as infrastructure and access to resources necessary for generating and implementing new ideas, and ensuring their inclusion in decision-making processes.

Keywords

• Organizational support
• organizational happiness
• innovative work behaviour
• teacher empowerment

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