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Innovative work behaviour in the public sector: The roles of task characteristics, social support, and proactivity
Author(s) -
Suseno Yuliani,
Standing Craig,
Gengatharen Denise,
Nguyen Diep
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australian journal of public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-8500
pISSN - 0313-6647
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8500.12378
Subject(s) - proactivity , moderation , agency (philosophy) , personality , task (project management) , social support , job design , work (physics) , public sector , psychology , process (computing) , business , knowledge management , process management , social psychology , job performance , management , job satisfaction , political science , sociology , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , social science , law , operating system , economics
This study examines the roles of task characteristics, organisational social support, and individual proactivity on innovative work behaviour (IWB) in the public sector. Analysing empirical data from 154 employees from a government agency in Australia, we found that task characteristics, organisational social support, and proactive personality have a positive impact on IWB. Proactive personality is also found to be a moderator in the relationship between task characteristics and IWB. The findings suggest the need to design human resource practices that better identify proactive and innovative job applicants in the recruitment and selection process. Further, we highlight the requirement to organise and design work that recognises the need to develop social support to improve IWB. The implications of the study for further research on IWB are discussed.