Influence Of Entrepreneurial Passion Perception On Employees’ Innovative Behavior – The Intermediary Role Of Innovative Self-Efficacy
By Song Haiyan
Year 2023
Abstract
The objectives of this study were: 1) through the entrepreneurial passion perception, employee innovation behavior, and innovative self-efficacy related research, to build a model of employee perception of entrepreneurial passion and the relationship between employee innovation behavior and 2) based on the emotional infection and social cognition theories, to study the function path and effect of employees perceived entrepreneurial passion on employees’ innovative behavior from a new perspective.
A total of 398 employees sampled mainly from new enterprises in Jiangxi province were surveyed by a questionnaire that was found acceptable, in terms of structure validity, pre-survey and after analysis, using SPSS 21.0 results analysis and Amos software. Data collected by the questionnaire were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis including t-test, and F-test to describe the basic situation of the three variables and difference analysis. According to the theoretical model proposed in this study, the relationship and action path of the three variables were tested through correlation analysis and Amos structural equation model, and finally, the mediation effect of the organizational atmosphere was analyzed.
The study results showed a positive correlation between entrepreneurial passion perception in its various dimensions and employees’ innovation behavior; innovative self-efficacy directly affected employees’ innovative behavior and employees were more likely to demonstrate innovative behavior when they think they have innovative ability and confidence. At the same time, innovation self-efficacy played a significant intermediary role between the perception of entrepreneurial passion and employees’ innovation behavior.