Inovatyvus elgesys darbe: kai kurios psichometrinės klausimyno charakteristikos ir sąsajos su darbuotojų psichologiniu įgalinimu bei vidine darbo motyvacija

Abstract

Employee behaviour which creates innovations is especially important for organisations: due to innovations, they successfully compete in the market, solve problems inside the organisations, improve work methods, etc. The aim of this study is twofold: (1) to assess some psychometric characteristics of the Lithuanian innovative work behaviour questionnaire (LIEDK); (2) to explore innovative work behaviour relationships with employees' psychological empowerment and intrinsic work motivation. 283 employees from various Lithuanian organisations participated in the cross-sectional study. The results proved the sufficient construct validity and internal consistency of LIEDK. It was also found that psychological empowerment and intrinsic motivation are positively related to innovative work behaviour. Conclusions: (1) Lithuanian innovative work behaviour questionnaire is a new research tool, which meets the requirements of validity and reliability; (2) Innovative work behaviour is positively related to employees' psychological empowerment and intrinsic work motivation.