Intrapreneurship to engage employees: role of psychological capital
TL;DR: In this article, the mediating role of psychological capital (PsyCap) in the relationship between intrapreneurship and work engagement was examined through an online survey of 309 employees in different industries in India.
Abstract: Intrapreneurship is gaining traction in organizations to buckle up for the dynamic business environment. Scholars have argued that intrapreneurship increases positivity at work and helps employees attach themselves better with their job. However, empirical evidence suggests that these relationships do not exist. The objective of this paper is to examine the mediating role of psychological capital (PsyCap) in the relationship between intrapreneurship and work engagement.,Data were collected through an online survey. Responses from 309 employees working in different industries in India were analysed. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyse the hypothesized relationships.,The results show that there exist positive relationships among intrapreneurship, psychological capital (PsyCap) and work engagement. Further, it was observed that the PsyCap partially mediates the relationship between intrapreneurship and work engagement.,Managers may not only encourage intrapreneurial behaviour in their organizations but also ensure that the employees are psychologically capable (high on PsyCap). It would enable the employees to engage themselves wholeheartedly into their work.,To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is one of its kinds to relate intrapreneurship with PsyCap and work engagement.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined to what extent perceived corporate social responsibility (CSR) reduces employee cynicism, and whether trust plays a mediating role in the relationship between CSR and employee cynicism.
Abstract: This study examines to what extent perceived corporate social responsibility (CSR) reduces employee cynicism, and whether trust plays a mediating role in the relationship between CSR and employee cynicism. Three distinct contributions beyond the existing literature are offered. First, the relationship between perceived CSR and employee cynicism is explored in greater detail than has previously been the case. Second, trust in the company leaders is positioned as a mediator of the relationship between CSR and employee cynicism. Third, we disaggregate the measure of CSR and explore the links between this and with employee cynicism. Our findings illustrate that the four distinct dimensions of CSR of Carroll (economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary) are indirectly linked to employee cynicism via organizational trust. In general terms, our findings will help company leaders to understand employees’ counterproductive reactions to an organization, the importance of CSR for internal stakeholders, and the need to engage in trust recovery.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the role of the leader's expectations, leader-member exchange (LMX) and organizational climate for innovation in fostering the intrapreneurial behavior (IB) of employees.
Abstract: PurposeA leader's job is not to put greatness into people, but rather to recognize that it already exists and to create an environment where that greatness can emerge and grow (Smith, 2014). Based on Brad Smith's quote, the purpose of this study is to investigate the role of the leader's expectations, leader-member exchange (LMX) and organizational climate for innovation in fostering the intrapreneurial behavior (IB) of employees.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from employees and their supervisors working across industries such as pharmaceutical, chemical, engineering and manufacturing. Collected data were then analyzed using the structural equation modeling technique.FindingsThe authors’ results show that LMX and leaders' expectations are positively linked to employees' IB. Moreover, this association is mediated by organizational climate.Practical implicationsThis study's findings contribute to the literature on intrapreneurship and may also help practitioners formulate interventions to foster IB in organizations that will ultimately lead to higher performance.Originality/valueThis study attempted to investigate the effect of LMX and the Pygmalion effect on IB through employees' perception of organizational climate for innovation. The literature in this field is scarce and theoretical development is weak because traditional collaborative or participative leadership approaches are more relevant to an outcome than innovation.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between social and environmental accountability, attitude towards environmental advertising, materialism, and intention to purchase environmentally sustainable products (IPESP), and found that a consumer with low materialism and a positive attitude for both environmental sustainability and environmental advertising has higher chances of purchasing sustainable products.
Abstract: The purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between Social and Environmental Accountability (SEA), Attitude towards Environmental Advertising (AEA), Materialism, and Intention to purchase Environmentally Sustainable Products (IPESP),The study sample consists of 205 business students from two B schools in India Data was collected through the survey method, and the moderated-mediation model was statistically tested using SPSS Process Macro software,The findings of the study suggest that the attitude towards social and environmental accountability (SEA) is positively associated with the intention to purchase environmentally sustainable products (IPESP) Moreover, this relationship is mediated and moderated by AEA and materialism, respectively,The findings of the study reveal that a consumer with low materialism and a positive attitude for both environmental sustainability and environmental advertising has higher chances of purchasing environmentally sustainable products,This study contributes to the existing literature on sustainability by providing a basis for understanding the moderated-mediation mechanism, which affects the relationship between SEA and IPESP; two key variables that have not been examined in combination
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the role of cognitive styles and intrapreneurship in health professionals' innovation outputs, as well as the mediated effect of intrapreneurship between cognitive style and innovation output, using the survey method of data collection, through a self-administered questionnaire, and found that health care professionals with the rational cognitive style are likely to be more of a intrapresident and innovative as compared to those with a intuitive cognitive style.
Abstract: The aim of this article is to explore the role of cognitive styles and intrapreneurship in health professionals’ innovation outputs, as well the mediated effect of intrapreneurship between cognitive styles and innovation output. This study used the survey method of data collection, through a self-administered questionnaire. Partial least square structural equation modelling method was used to analyse the result of the sample of 209 professionals of primary health care providers in Northern Portugal. Our findings reveal that cognitive style plays a significant role in intrapreneurship and innovation outputs, which are mediated by intrapreneurship. In particular, health care professionals with the rational cognitive style are likely to be more of a intrapreneur and innovative as compared to those with a intuitive cognitive style. Promoting intrapreneurship is crucial for successful innovation outputs. This study reveals that an understanding of the cognitive style of the health care professionals can help managers allocate appropriate individuals to different healthcare tasks. Our primary contribution to theory has been to highlight the importance of cognitive styles in intrapreneurship and innovation within the context of primary health care organizations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors hypothesized that the sub-dimensions of entrepreneurship (innovativeness, pro-activeness, risk-taking, and corporate social responsibility support) affects employee engagement (organizational and job engagement), which leads to employee creativity.
Abstract: This research hypothesized that the sub-dimensions of entrepreneurship (innovativeness, pro-activeness, risk-taking, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) support) affects employee engagement (organizational and job engagement), which leads to employee creativity. The findings demonstrate that innovativeness and CSR support affect creativity through mediating roles of organizational engagement and job engagement, whereas pro-activeness and risk-taking have no effect on organizational engagement and job engagement. And the finding shows that job engagement plays a mediating role in the relationship between organizational engagement and creativity. Also, the finding of ANN analysis shows that organizational engagement had the greatest importance on creativity in male-married and female-unmarried groups, while job engagement had the greatest importance on creativity in male-married and female-married groups. Among the sub-dimensions of entrepreneurship, CSR support was the most important in the female-unmarried, female-married, and male-unmarried group, respectively. On the other hand, innovativeness was the most important in the male-married group.
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