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Employee-Driven Innovation: Exploring The Significance Of Psychosocial Safety Climate And Implications For Management

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  • RACHAEL TRIPNEY BERGLUND

    (Innovation Management, Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna 633 20, Sweden)

  • IZABELLE BÄCKSTRÖM

    (��Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, Division of Product Management, Lund University, Lund, Sweden)

  • PETER E JOHANSSON

    (Innovation Management, Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna 633 20, Sweden)

  • ADESUWA OMOREDE

    (Innovation Management, Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna 633 20, Sweden)

Abstract

This study bridges occupational health and innovation management by proposing psychosocial safety climate (PSC) as a key precondition for employee-driven innovation (EDI). EDI emphasises employees’ unique potential to generate and implement innovative ideas, with conducive working conditions, particularly those supporting psychological health, being crucial. Using a mixed-method explanatory design, the research draws on survey data from 19 work teams (n=317) and five in-depth interviews with managers to explore the relationship between PSC and EDI. Findings show that all four PSC domains — support and commitment, priority, communication, and involvement — significantly influence EDI. The study highlights how PSC leadership and communication about worker welfare play a critical role, offering groundbreaking empirical evidence linking PSC and EDI.

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  • Rachael Tripney Berglund & Izabelle Bã„Ckstrã–M & Peter E Johansson & Adesuwa Omorede, 2024. "Employee-Driven Innovation: Exploring The Significance Of Psychosocial Safety Climate And Implications For Management," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 28(07n08), pages 1-34, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijimxx:v:28:y:2024:i:07n08:n:s1363919624500348
    DOI: 10.1142/S1363919624500348
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