Innovative Work Behaviour as Determinant of Process Innovation: An Empirical Analysis

Year 2023, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 27 - 35, 01.11.2023

Tuğba Özel , Ali Ekber Akgün

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to study empirically the relationships between innovative work be-haviour and process innovation. The paper hypothesis was created in the light of the literature. That hypothesis is validated using the Partial Least Squares, by Smart PLS statistical program, data collected by the survey method from the 62 firms located in technoparks in Istanbul. The findings revealed that innovative work behaviour is considered to be one of the key factors in both increasing and inhibiting process innovation. The findings supported our hypothesis. There is significant and positive relationships between innovative work behaviour and process inno-vation. This research presents findings that firms should support innovative work behaviour in order to increase process innovation. This paper jointly examines as an empirically in the same model the little-researched links between innovative work behaviour and process innovation.

Keywords

Innovative work behaviour, process innovation, technopark, Türkiye.

Süreç Yeniliğinin Belirleyicisi Olarak Yenilikçi İş Davranışı: Ampirik Bir Analiz

Abstract

Bu makalenin amacı, yenilikçi iş davranışı ve süreç yeniliği arasındaki ilişkileri ampirik olarak incelemektir. Bu makalenin hipotezi literatür incelemesi ışığında oluşturulmuştur. Bu hipotez, Smart PLS istatistik programıyla, İstanbul'daki teknoparklarda yer alan 62 firmadan anket yönte-miyle toplanan verilerin, Kısmi En Küçük Kareler metodu kullanılarak analiz edilmesiyle doğru-lanmıştır. Bulgular, yenilikçi iş davranışının süreç yeniliğini hem artıran hem de engelleyen kilit faktörlerden biri olarak saptanmıştır. Bulgular, hipotezimizi desteklemiştir. Yenilikçi iş davranışı ile süreç yeniliği arasında anlamlı ve olumlu ilişkiler saptanmıştır. Bu araştırma, firmaların süreç yeniliğini artırmak için yenilikçi iş davranışını desteklemesi gerektiğine dair bulgular sunmakta-dır. Bu makale, yenilikçi iş davranışı ve süreç yeniliği arasında, daha önce gözden kaçırılarak az araştırılmış bağlantıları aynı model içinde ampirik olarak birlikte incelemektedir.

Keywords

Yenilikçi iş davranışı, süreç yeniliği, teknopark, Türkiye.

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