The relationship between psychological capital and innovation
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2020
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Criticos, Nadia
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In today’s competitive world innovation is an increasingly important factor for an organisation’s survival and effectiveness. However, literature has been limited in determining the psychological processes that underlie employee’s innovative behaviour. Therefore, the current study investigated the relationship between psychological capital, innovative characteristics and innovative behaviour. The sample comprised of 485 employees working in the tourism and automotive industries. The study used a non-experimental cross-sectional design. The results suggested that there were strong positive relationships between psychological capital, innovative characteristics and innovative behaviour.
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A research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters by coursework and research report in the field of Organisational Psychology in the faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg