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Individual knowledge creation ability: dispositional antecedents and relationship to innovative performance

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  • Nosheen Sarwat
  • Muhammad Abbas

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Purpose - The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of creative self-efficacy and affective personal commitment on individuals' knowledge creation and innovative work behaviors. Design/methodology/approach - This study used a time-lagged field survey to collect data from a diverse sample across various organizations in Pakistan (N = 249 paired responses). Main and mediating effects were tested using bootstrapping technique. Findings - The results revealed that affective personal commitment and creative self-efficacy significantly predicted supervisory-rated innovative performance directly and indirectly through knowledge creation ability (KCA). Originality/value - The study uniquely contributed to the body of knowledge by developing and validating scales for KCA and affective personal commitment. In addition, the study contributed to the body of knowledge by examining the antecedents and outcomes of KCA.

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  • Nosheen Sarwat & Muhammad Abbas, 2020. "Individual knowledge creation ability: dispositional antecedents and relationship to innovative performance," European Journal of Innovation Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 24(5), pages 1763-1781, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ejimpp:ejim-05-2020-0198
    DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-05-2020-0198
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