Trust, Connectivity, and Thriving: Implications for Innovative Behaviors at Work

2009/09/01 by Abraham Carmeli, ABRAHAM CARMELI, GRETCHEN M. SPREITZER +1 · 536 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Engineering · Psychology · #Computer science #Cultural Differences and Values #Engineering #Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior #Mediation #Organizational Learning and Leadership #Psychology #Social psychology #Sociology #Structural equation modeling #Thriving #Work (physics)

paper · pdf · doi:10.1002/j.2162-6057.2009.tb01313.x

published in The Journal of Creative Behavior 43(3), 169-191 (Wiley)

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Abstract

This study examines how trust, connectivity and thriving drive employees' innovative behaviors in the workplace. Using a sample of one hundred and seventy two employees across a variety of jobs and industries, we investigated the relationship between trust, connectivity (both measured at Time 1), thriving and innovative work behaviors (both measured at Time 2). Trust and connectivity were hypothesized to create a nurturing environment that enables people to thrive and be innovative in their work. The results of structural equation modeling (SEM) indicate a sequential mediation model in which connectivity mediates the relationship between trust and thriving, and thriving mediates the relationship between connectivity and innovative behaviors. The theoretical and practical implications for employee thriving and innovative behaviors at work are discussed.

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