Abstract:
The aims of this study are twofold: 1) to examine the levels of psychological capital, perceived organizational support, and innovative work behavior of employees; and 2) to investigate the influence of psychological capital and perceived organizational support on the innovative work behavior of employees. The sample for this study consisted of 127 operational-level employees in an automobile R&D company. The research instruments used in this study were questionnaires on psychological capital, perceived organizational support, and innovative work behavior. The statistics used for data analysis included percentages, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis using the enter method. The research findings revealed that employees have an overall high level of psychological capital, with an average score of 3.68 (S.D. = .53). When considering each dimension, it was found that the psychological capital in terms of resilience, self-efficacy, hope, and optimism was also at high levels, with average scores of 3.91 (S.D. = .51), 3.65 (S.D. = .55), 3.62 (S.D. = .54), and 3.52 (S.D. = .49) respectively. The perceived organizational support was at a moderate level, with an average score of 3.31 (S.D. = .53). The overall innovative work behavior
was at a high level, with an average score of 3.63 (S.D. = .59). When considering each dimension, it was found that innovative work behavior in terms of idea exploration, idea application, and idea generation was at high levels, with average scores of 3.95 (S.D. = .62), 3.65 (S.D. = .70), and 3.55 (S.D. = .70) respectively, whereas the dimension of idea championing was at a moderate level with an average score of 3.34 (S.D. = .70). Moreover, psychological capital and perceived organizational support have a significant influence on the overall innovative work behavior of employees at 50.3 percent (R2 adj = .503) at the .05 level of statistical significance. When considering each dimension, it was found that psychological capital in terms of hope, psychological capital in terms of resilience, and perceived organizational support significantly influences the overall innovative work behavior of employees at 52.8 percent ( R2 adj = .528) at the .05 level of statistical significance."