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The Socia l Side ofInnovat ive WorkBehaviourDeterminants of Social Interactionduring Organizational Innovation Processes
D o min i k F ro e h l i c hG e r h a rd M e s s m a nnS im o n B e a u s a e r tJ e nni fe r Le Va n
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Innovative Work Behavior (IWB)
Messmann & Mulder, 2012
"...encompasses all work activities carried out in relation to innovation
development".
A definition
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IWB
GeneratingIdeas
PromotingIdeas
ImplementingIdeas
Innovative Work Behavior (IWB)Three important processes (that may happen in parallel)
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We explore IWB in the social network and the relationship
to (a) homophily and (b) social learning.
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Social Networks How does one's social network look like for IWB and learning?
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Homophily People tend to connect to people that are similar to themselves
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HypothesesHow are homophily, feedback seeking, and IWB related?
People contacted for feedback are more sought for generating, promoting, and implementing ideas.
H1 H2
Homogeneous sources in terms of age, gender, educational background, and organizational tenure are more sought for generating, promoting, and implementing ideas.
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Method
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SampleFour organisation or department wide networks.
Total: n = 774 ties
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Analyses Two steps are needed to answer the research question.
MRQAP
Multiple Regression Quadratic Assignment Procedure was used to investigate Hypotheses 1a and 1b.
Meta Analysis
We pooled the results using Meta Analysis.
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Results
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Hypothesis TestingCombined results of the MRQAP analyses (df = 3)
H1
H2
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Hypothesis TestingNon-cumulated results of the MRQAP
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Conclusions
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ConclusionsWhat can we learn from this research?
Homophily structuresIWB
Feedback seekingstimulates IWB
IWB can be conceptualizedas a social process.
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