The Impact of Organizational Climate on Innovative Behavior: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement

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Innovation is a vital resource that enables companies to gain and sustain a competitive advantage. As employee innovation is essential for fostering organizational innovation, interest in investigating the factors shaping innovative behavior has increased. In this regard, organizational climate plays a key role in innovative behavior by enhancing employees’ motivation to engage in innovation. Moreover, employee engagement is a key factor that is expected to increase employees’ innovative behavior. Given the significance of both organizational climate and innovative behavior, this study aims to examine the relationship between organizational climate and innovative behavior, as well as the mediating role of work engagement in this relationship. Accordingly, data were collected from reputable companies in new product development and innovation. The empirical results demonstrate that the organizational climate has a positive effect on innovative behavior and that work engagement mediates the relationship between organizational climate and innovative behavior. These results demonstrate the importance of work engagement in enhancing employees’ innovative behaviors. The study found that when employees perceive supportive managerial behavior and intra-organizational harmony in their organizations, their work engagement increases, thereby facili tating the generation of innovative ideas and providing the necessary motivation to support these ideas. Drawing on the research findings and insights from the literature, this study proposes recommendations to foster innovative behavior and improve work engagement. Efforts should focus on increasing positive managerial behaviors, fostering a sense of cohesion within the organization, creating conditions that encourage employees to generate innovative ideas, and implementing initiatives to enhance employees’ work engagement.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Organizational climate
• Innovative behavior
• Work engagement
• Innovation

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