Intrapreneurial Self-Capital and Sustainable Innovative Behavior within Organizations

Sustainability

Annamaria Di Fabio¹  Mirko Duradoni² 

[1] Department of Education and Psychology (Psychology Section), University of Florence, 50135 Firenze, Italy;Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence, 50139 Firenze, Italy;

关键词: innovative behavior;    innovative implementation behavior;    intrapreneurial self-capital;    sustainability;    sustainable development;    innovation;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su11020322

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Innovative behavior is necessary to combat the 21st century’s sustainability challenges, as well as to ensure organizations’ longevity and success. Personality traits, such as extraversion, are strongly related to innovative behavior; nevertheless, such traits are not increasable through specific training. Intrapreneurial self-capital is a promising preventive resource to enhance people’s capability to cope with innovations. On this basis, this study analyzed, in an explorative way, the relationship between extraversion, intrapreneurial self-capital, and innovative behavior, using a sample of 120 Italian workers. A mediation model was used to assess the effects of extraversion on innovative behavior and innovative implementation behavior (outcome variables) through intrapreneurial self-capital (conceived as an intervening mediator variable). The mediation analysis highlighted that intrapreneurial self-capital is correlated with both workers’ innovative behavior and innovative implementation behavior. Therefore, implementing dedicated training on intrapreneurial self-capital could help organizations better address sustainability issues and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals introduced by the United Nations.

【 授权许可】

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