Positive Impact, Creativity, and Innovative Behavior at Work: The Mediating Role of Basic Needs Satisfaction
In recent research, a growing body of empirical evidence suggests that prosocial impact at work can play a significant role in enhancing creativity and innovativeness. Drawing from self-determination theory, we hypothesized that basic psychological needs and benevolence satisfaction could serve as a...
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| description | In recent research, a growing body of empirical evidence suggests that prosocial impact at work can play a significant role in enhancing creativity and innovativeness. Drawing from self-determination theory, we hypothesized that basic psychological needs and benevolence satisfaction could serve as a mediating factor in the relation between an employee’s perceived social impact and innovative work behavior and creativity, thus illuminating the manner in which the contentment of psychological needs fosters inventive proclivities within the organizational milieu. Results from a study in Greece and Canada (N = 528) showed that both perceived social impact and prosocial motivation are positively associated with innovative work behavior and creativity while autonomy and competence satisfaction mediate the relation between perceived social impact and the work outcomes examined within this study. Moreover, prosocial motivation was found to moderate the relation between benevolence satisfaction and innovativeness. Findings extend prior research on the role of prosociality on creative behavior at work and provide supporting evidence for the organizations that encourage and support employees’ initiatives to make a positive difference in the lives of others. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90c511e63fe54bbe9d8534266800f4002023-12-22T13:53:43ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-11-01131298410.3390/bs13120984Positive Impact, Creativity, and Innovative Behavior at Work: The Mediating Role of Basic Needs SatisfactionKonstantinos Papachristopoulos0Marc-Antoine Gradito Dubord1Florence Jauvin2Jacques Forest3Patrick Coulombe4Department of Theoretical Studies, Athens School of Fine Arts, 10682 Athens, GreeceFuture of Work Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6000, AustraliaÉcole des Sciences de la Gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 3X2, CanadaÉcole des Sciences de la Gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 3X2, CanadaÉcole des Sciences de la Gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 3X2, CanadaIn recent research, a growing body of empirical evidence suggests that prosocial impact at work can play a significant role in enhancing creativity and innovativeness. Drawing from self-determination theory, we hypothesized that basic psychological needs and benevolence satisfaction could serve as a mediating factor in the relation between an employee’s perceived social impact and innovative work behavior and creativity, thus illuminating the manner in which the contentment of psychological needs fosters inventive proclivities within the organizational milieu. Results from a study in Greece and Canada (N = 528) showed that both perceived social impact and prosocial motivation are positively associated with innovative work behavior and creativity while autonomy and competence satisfaction mediate the relation between perceived social impact and the work outcomes examined within this study. Moreover, prosocial motivation was found to moderate the relation between benevolence satisfaction and innovativeness. Findings extend prior research on the role of prosociality on creative behavior at work and provide supporting evidence for the organizations that encourage and support employees’ initiatives to make a positive difference in the lives of others.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/12/984positive impactneeds satisfactionprosocial motivationbenevolenceinnovative work behaviorcreativity |
| spellingShingle | Konstantinos Papachristopoulos Marc-Antoine Gradito Dubord Florence Jauvin Jacques Forest Patrick Coulombe Positive Impact, Creativity, and Innovative Behavior at Work: The Mediating Role of Basic Needs Satisfaction Behavioral Sciences positive impact needs satisfaction prosocial motivation benevolence innovative work behavior creativity |
| title | Positive Impact, Creativity, and Innovative Behavior at Work: The Mediating Role of Basic Needs Satisfaction |
| title_full | Positive Impact, Creativity, and Innovative Behavior at Work: The Mediating Role of Basic Needs Satisfaction |
| title_fullStr | Positive Impact, Creativity, and Innovative Behavior at Work: The Mediating Role of Basic Needs Satisfaction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Positive Impact, Creativity, and Innovative Behavior at Work: The Mediating Role of Basic Needs Satisfaction |
| title_short | Positive Impact, Creativity, and Innovative Behavior at Work: The Mediating Role of Basic Needs Satisfaction |
| title_sort | positive impact creativity and innovative behavior at work the mediating role of basic needs satisfaction |
| topic | positive impact needs satisfaction prosocial motivation benevolence innovative work behavior creativity |
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