Exploring the relationship between core self-evaluation and employee innovative behaviour: The role of emotional factors. Issue 5 (3rd September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ding, He; Yu, Enhai; Li, Yanbin
• Is Part Of: Journal of psychology in Africa. Volume 32:Issue 5(2022)
• Page Start: 474
• Page End: 479
• Publication Date: 2022-09-03
• Subjects: core self-evaluation -- emotional exhaustion -- innovative behaviour -- trait emotional intelligence; Psychology -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Latin America -- Periodicals; Black people -- Latin America -- Psychology -- Periodicals; Black people -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Psychology -- Periodicals; 155.8496
• DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2022.2120700
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-0237

Abstract

Abstract : This study sought to examine the roles of emotional factors of trait emotional intelligence and emotional exhaustion in the relationship between employee core self-evaluations and employee innovative behaviour. Data were from a sample of 299 employees of three manufacturing companies in China (female = 45.80%; mean age = 34.81 years, SD = 7.10). Bootstrapping analyses showed that employee core self-evaluations was positively associated with innovative behaviour. Employee trait emotional intelligence mediated the relationship between employee core self-evaluations and their innovative behaviour, boosting innovation behaviour scores. Emotional exhaustion lessened the direct relationship of trait emotional intelligence with innovative behaviour. In addition, emotional exhaustion indirectly reduced the relationship between employee core self-evaluations and innovative behaviour, through trait emotional intelligence. These findings imply a need for emotional exhaustion reduction interventions for employees to increase their work innovation potential across the trait emotional intelligence continuum.