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Unpacking the Link Between Intrinsic Motivational Orientation and Innovative Performance: A Social Network Perspective

In: Understanding Workplace Relationships

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  • Gianluca Carnabuci

    (ESMT Berlin)

  • Vojkan Nedkovski

    (Università Degli Studi Di Milano)

  • Marco Guerci

    (Università Degli Studi Di Milano)

Abstract

Existing research has found a positive relationship between intrinsic motivational orientation and employee innovative performance. Whereas prior studies have emphasized psychological explanations for this relationship, we draw from social network theory and posit an indirect, network-structural mechanism. We hypothesize that employees with an intrinsic motivational orientation tend to become more central within the organization’s informal advice network, which in turn aids their innovative performance. We test and find support for this argument in two distinct organizations which, while similar in terms of size and geographical location, vary markedly in terms of organizational culture, structure, and task environment. By demonstrating the mediating role of advice network centrality, our findings provide novel insight into how intrinsic motivation leads to employee innovative performance and create a fruitful integration between motivation and network theories.

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  • Gianluca Carnabuci & Vojkan Nedkovski & Marco Guerci, 2023. "Unpacking the Link Between Intrinsic Motivational Orientation and Innovative Performance: A Social Network Perspective," Springer Books, in: Alexandra Gerbasi & Cécile Emery & Andrew Parker (ed.), Understanding Workplace Relationships, pages 25-65, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-16640-2_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16640-2_2
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