How reflexivity enhances organizational innovativeness: the mediation role of team support for innovation and individual commitment. Issue 4 (1st November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Farnese, Maria Luisa; Livi, Stefano
• Is Part Of: Knowledge management research & practice. Volume 14:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 525
• Page End: 536
• Publication Date: 2016-11-01
• Subjects: reflexivity -- openness to innovation -- support for innovation -- team climate for innovation -- organizational commitment -- organizational learning; Organizational learning -- Periodicals; Intellectual capital -- Periodicals; Knowledge management -- Periodicals; 658.403
• DOI: 10.1057/kmrp.2015.13
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-8238

Abstract

Abstract: Reflexivity is a learning process that, through questioning and critically monitoring objectives and methods in use, promotes a change of habits and routines and, in so doing, fosters organizational performance and innovativeness. This paper looks at the contribution of team reflexivity to enhancing openness to innovation, and the mediating role of individual and team involvement. Specifically we tested whether affective commitment (Study 1, n =156) and a team climate of support for innovation (Study 2, n =152) facilitate reflexivity processes in promoting organizational openness to innovation. Overall, results confirmed that reflexivity enhances innovativeness, and this relationship is mediated by a high degree of involvement that increases the motivation of teammates and their engagement in innovation processes.