From curiosity to innovativeness: the mediating mechanisms of cultural intelligence and knowledge sharing behaviour

Angela Shin-yih Chen, Min-dau Bian, Trung Kim Nguyen and Chien-Hua Chang

European Journal of Innovation Management, 2022, vol. 27, issue 2, 673-691

Abstract: Purpose - This study aimed to examine the effects of curiosity on expatriates' innovative work behaviour and job satisfaction in a cross-cultural setting, with the sequential mediating effects of cultural intelligence (CQ) and knowledge-sharing behaviour. Design/methodology/approach - Data were collected by distributing an online survey to 465 Taiwanese expatriates living and working abroad. Structural equation modelling was used to test the hypotheses via AMOS v.22. Findings - The results indicate that curiosity is an antecedent of an individual's CQ and both CQ and knowledge-sharing behaviour are sequential mediators in the relationships between curiosity and innovative work behaviour and between curiosity and job satisfaction. Originality/value - The study expands the existing body of research to analyse personal traits as meaningful factors that enhance CQ and the mechanisms of CQ and knowledge sharing behaviour in the relationship between curiosity and innovative work behaviour and between curiosity and job satisfaction. It offers novel empirical evidence for the important role of curiosity, CQ and knowledge-sharing behaviour in enhancing an individual's innovative work behaviour and job satisfaction in a cross-cultural setting.

Keywords: Curiosity; Cultural intelligence; Knowledge-sharing behaviour; Innovative work behaviour; Job satisfaction; Expatriate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-01-2022-0055

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