Innovative Work Behaviour among Employees of Selected Manufacturing Firms in Plateau State: Do Psychological Empowerment and Job Satisfaction Matter?

Abstract

Evidences have shown that innovative work behaviouris critical to business success. Unfortunately the level of innovation is still low among Nigerian manufacturing firms. This study explores the role of psychological empowerment and job satisfaction on innovative work behaviour among employees of manufacturing firms in Plateau State.
The study analyses the data the responses obtained from 200 employees usingstructural equation modeling. The results established a significant and positive link between psychological empowerment, job satisfaction and innovative work behaviour. Job satisfaction was also found to associate significantlywith innovative work behavior. In addition, the mediating role of job satisfaction between psychological
empowerment and innovative work behaviour was established. Top management could utilize our framework when executing organizational design interventions that can engender and shape innovative work behaviour.