Trickle-Down Effects of Entrepreneurial Bricolage and Business Model Innovation on Employee Creativity: Evidence From Entrepreneurial Internet Firms in China

Frontiers in Psychology

Fei Hou¹  Xiu-Xia Tan¹  Yu Su¹  Bin-Xin Yang¹  Ming-De Qi² 

[1] Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China;School of Management, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China;

关键词: entrepreneurial bricolage;    business model innovation;    employee creativity;    trickle-down;    internet entrepreneurship;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.801202

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Although most existing studies have considered entrepreneurial bricolage as a means to overcome resource constraints in new ventures, few have explored the direct effects of entrepreneurial bricolage on employee creativity, particularly in the context of entrepreneurial internet firms. Drawing from multiple theories (i.e., social learning theory and social cognitive theory), this study proposes a cross-level mediation model for the trickle-down effects of entrepreneurial bricolage and business model innovation on employee creativity. By using a 2-wave longitudinal design, survey data were collected from multiple sources, including 49 leaders and 336 employees from entrepreneurial internet firms in China. Multilevel structural equation modeling (MSEM) was applied to analyze the cross-level mediation model. The results show that both entrepreneurial bricolage and business model innovation failed to significantly and positively direct employee creativity. Furthermore, entrepreneurial bricolage exerted a cross-level influence on employee creativity that was sequentially transmitted through between-level business model innovation and within-level creative self-efficacy. The theoretical and managerial implications of these findings are also discussed.

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