INTRAPRENEURIAL PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL INNOVATION BEHAVIOUR IN SERVICE ORGANISATIONS: NETWORK BUILDING ABILITY AS A MEDIATOR

Mohamed Nasaj, Sulafa Badi, Niamh Murtagh and Lama Blaique
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Mohamed Nasaj: Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Sulafa Badi: ��The British University in Dubai (BUiD), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Niamh Murtagh: ��University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
Lama Blaique: �University of Balamand, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2022, vol. 26, issue 04, 1-28

Abstract: The research investigates network building ability as a mediating mechanism of influence in the relationship between intrapreneurial personality and three stages of employees’ innovative behaviours: idea generation, promotion, and realisation. A quantitative research methodology was adopted with 410 questionnaires collected from employees in the UAE service sector and subsequently analysed using structural equation modelling. The research found a significant direct relationship between intrapreneurial personality and the idea realisation stage and no direct relationship between idea generation and idea promotion. In addition, network building ability was found to mediate these relationships, underlining the importance of building networks for intrapreneurial employees to innovate. These results across the three main stages of individuals’ innovative behaviours may enrich our teachable skills to improve individuals’ innovative behaviour.

Keywords: Service innovation; intrapreneurial personality; network building ability; individuals’ innovative work behaviour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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