THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF WORK ENGAGEMENT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-LEADERSHIP AND INDIVIDUAL INNOVATION

Catarina Gomes (), Luis Curral () and António Caetano ()
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Catarina Gomes: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, BRU-IUL (ISCTE-IUL) Lisbon, Portugal
Luis Curral: Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
António Caetano: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, BRU-IUL (ISCTE-IUL) Lisbon, Portugal

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2015, vol. 19, issue 01, 1-18

Abstract: It has already been demonstrated that individual innovation within the workplace is the fundamental underpinning of high-performance organisations. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between self-leadership, work engagement and individual innovation. Because innovation manifests itself when individuals feel engaged with their work, we propose that this positive affective motivational state will mediate the relationship between self-leadership skills and individual innovation. To study these relationships, data were collected from a sample of 337 nurses and doctors who work at an integrated health care unit. Our results show a positive relationship between self-leadership, work engagement and individual innovation. Furthermore, the results showed that work engagement had a mediating effect on the relationship between self-leadership and individual innovation. Overall, this research will contribute towards gaining more insights into the role that self-leadership and work engagement play in individual innovation. In addition, it will provide insights into new interventions that promote the development of innovation at work.

Keywords: Self-leadership; work engagement; individual innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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