Diversity, climate and innovative work behavior

Bogilović, Sabina (author), Bortoluzzi, Guido (author), Černe, Matej (author), Ghasemzadeh, Khatereh (author), Žnidaršič, Jana (author)

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend current discussion on the drivers of innovative work behavior (IWB) by exploring how individual perceived diversities (visible dissimilarity and cognitive group diversity) and climates (team/clan and innovative/entrepreneurial) impact IWB. Design/methodology/approach – Data had been collected from a cross-national study of working professionals (n = 584) from five different cultural contexts. Findings – Findings of this study indicated that cognitive group diversity mediated the negative relationship between visible dissimilarity and IWB. Further, both innovative/entrepreneurial and team/clan climates moderated the relationship between visible dissimilarity and cognitive group diversity. Such a moderation effect reduced the negative effect that visible dissimilarity had on IWB. Research limitations/implications – A cross-sectional single-source data set. Practical implications – From a managerial perspective, climates (team/clan and innovative/entrepreneurial) are central for IWB in the diverse (visible and cognitive) working environment. Thus, organizations should pay attention to create a climate (team/clan or/and innovative/entrepreneurial) that reduces the negative impact of perceived diversity in the working environment while supporting IWB. Originality/value – This study is the first of its kind that is based on social categorization theory, empirically examining how different types of diversity (visible dissimilarity and cognitive group diversity) simultaneously reduce individuals’ IWB. Furthermore, this paper provides insights that climates (team/clan and innovative/entrepreneurial) are crucial for IWB in the diverse working environment.

• Language: English
• Keywords: organization, leadership, innovativeness, visible dissimilarity, cognitive group diversity, innovative work behavior, team climate, clan climate, innovative climate, entrepreneurial climate, social categorization theory
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FU - Faculty of Administration; EF - School of Economics and Business
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: Str. 1502-1524
• Numbering: Vol. 24, no. 5
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-121681
• UDC: 331.108
• ISSN on article: 1460-1060
• DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-03-2020-0100
• COBISS.SI-ID: 31021571
• Publication date in RUL: 22.10.2020

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: European journal of innovation management
• Publisher: Emerald
• ISSN: 1460-1060
• COBISS.SI-ID: 4004636

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: organizacija, vodenje, inovativnost