The influence of work environment on employees' innovative work behaviours in Vietnam construction companies

Despite its pivotal role in economic development, the construction industry in Vietnam grapples with a slow pace of innovation. This stagnation leads to limited differentiation in construction technologies and skills, intensifying competition among firms. While employees' innovative work behaviours (IWB) represent a crucial organisational resource for overcoming these challenges, research on the interplay between individual factors and the work environment within this context remains scarce. Addressing this gap, this study proposes a research model drawing upon social cognitive theory (SCT), affective event theory (AET), and the extended person-environment fit theory (PEF). These theoretical frameworks provide an apt lens for examining how employees' interactions with their work environment shape their IWB within the Vietnamese construction industry. The results show that both the social and physical work environment exert positive influences on employees' innovation trust, subsequently impacting their IWB. Furthermore, the paper confirms the moderating role of personal innovativeness in the relationship between innovation trust and IWB.