Organizational empowerment and hardiness as predictors of innovativeness
by Roberg, Leif Christian, M.S., SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, 2007, 57 pages; 1448877

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to show that organizational empowerment and psychological hardiness are positively related to individual innovativeness, where psychological hardiness functions as a moderator between organizational empowerment and innovativeness. A paper-and-pencil survey was filled out by 266 graduate and undergraduate students. Results indicated that organizational empowerment and hardiness were positively related to individual innovativeness. However, no support was found for the hypothesized moderating effect of hardiness. Furthermore, the organizational empowerment dimensions of dynamic structural framework and control of workplace decisions, as well as the hardiness dimension of commitment, were found to be important unique contributors to innovativeness. In addition, the hardiness dimension of challenge was found to be an important, unique contributor to idea generation. These findings lend support to past research linking innovativeness to organizational empowerment (Gebert, Boerner & Lanwehr, 2003) and psychological hardiness (Maddi, Harvey, Khoshaba, Lu, Persico & Brow, 2006).

 
AdviserHoward Tokunaga
SchoolSAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 46-02, p. , Dec 2007
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsManagement; Occupational psychology
Publication Number1448877
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