Innovation-Competence: Development of a new construct with an explorative study

Hardt, Julia Verena; Felfe, Jörg; Herrmann, Daniel

doi:10.1007/bf03373841

Cited by 14 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 12 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…An example is “Do you have work tasks to take care of, which you believe are going too far, and should not be expected from you?”. Innovation was measured using a nine item scale 34 , 55 , 56 ) . It consists of three facets: idea generation, idea promotion, and idea realization.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Emotional exhaustion and innovation in the workplace—a longitudinal study

Koch

Adler

2018

INDUSTRIAL HEALTH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Emotional exhaustion and innovation at work are two major topics of interest to organization researchers, employees and employers. However, working conditions that foster innovation may also heighten employees’ emotional exhaustion. By conducting a two-wave, longitudinal online study among the German working population (N=320), we analyzed the longitudinal impact of qualitative overload, unreasonable tasks, social support from a supervisor, and task variety on emotional exhaustion and innovation based on the categorization approach from the job demands-resources model research. Longitudinal structural equation modeling revealed that unreasonable tasks predicted emotional exhaustion (γ=0.111, p<0.01) and that task variety predicted individual innovation (γ=0.126, p<0.01) over time. Social support from a supervisor and qualitative overload, however, did not have any longitudinal influence on either emotional exhaustion or individual innovation. Rather unexpectedly, and in contrast to our hypotheses, no diverging effects from working conditions on emotional exhaustion or innovation could be found. The results demonstrate that the presence of unreasonable tasks impairs employees’ psychological well-being and that a high task variety at work leads to innovation. Implications for practice and future studies are discussed.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Emotional exhaustion and innovation in the workplace—a longitudinal study

Koch

Adler

2018

INDUSTRIAL HEALTH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…We assessed innovative behavior in the German sample only using the nine-item Innovative Work Behavior Scale (Janssen, 2000) in its German version (Hardt et al , 2011). A sample item is, “I create new ideas for difficult issues”.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Leader Support for Innovation Questionnaire (LSIQ)

Vincent‐Höper

Stein

2019

LODJ

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose In this study, the authors integrate the concept of leader support with a process model of innovation including the generation, promotion and implementation of innovative ideas to obtain an in-depth understanding of how leaders may support employees’ innovative efforts. The purpose of this paper is to develop an organizing framework and validate a measure for assessing leader support for innovation. Design/methodology/approach The authors validated the Leader Support for Innovation Questionnaire (LSIQ) in German and English using samples from Germany (n=1,049) and South Africa (n=129). Findings Although confirmatory factor analyses supported a three-factor model of the 12-item LSIQ (leader support for idea generation, promotion and implementation), strong intercorrelations between the factors provide only weak evidence for the three-factor structure. Positive correlations with individual and organizational innovation demonstrate adequate construct validity. The LSIQ explains additional variance in innovation beyond that explained by measures of transformational leadership and leader–member exchange. Research limitations/implications The findings suggest that linking leader support and innovation more directly to one another matches the complexity of innovation processes. The LSIQ is a theory based and valid tool that enables more rigorous research on the role of leadership in facilitating innovation. Originality/value Previous studies using well-established leadership approaches have produced a considerable heterogeneity of findings on the relationship between leadership and innovation. Therefore, the authors introduce an integrative framework for defining and organizing leadership behaviors specifically supporting employees’ innovative efforts and validate a measure of leader support for innovation that may guide both theoretical developments and empirical research on the relationship between leadership and innovation in organizations.

show abstract

“…This means that competence is more than mere knowledge; it also includes e.g., personal attitudes (Mulder & Gruber, 2011). Berding et al (2018) examined the construct of professional action competence, developing it further based on studies from the fields of work science (Hardt, Felfe & Hermann, 2011), innovation process research (Farr, Sin & Tesluk, 2003), personality research (Jauk, Benedek & Neubauer, 2014;Kandler et al, 2016;Stock, Hippel & v. Gillert, 2016), as well as research work on epistemic cognition (Berding, 2015;2016). The special role of professional competence in the model is a result of the fact that, without sufficient professional knowledge and ability, no connections to existing solutions can be identified, rendering it impossible to determine the achievability of new ideas.…”

Section: The Sustainability-oriented Innovation Competence Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Personal competence is similarly necessary because innovation processes require a critical and open-minded attitude that is willing to challenge ideas. It should also be creative and independent when it comes to existing solutions, routines, and sets of knowledge (Hardt, Felfe & Hermann, 2011). Personal competence is concretized into five sub-dimensions:…”

Section: The Sustainability-oriented Innovation Competence Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Opportunities for Adaptive Learning Environments to Promote Sustainability-Oriented Innovation Competence in Vocational Education and Training

Berding¹,

Slopinski²,

Frerichs³

et al. 2021

JSD

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Achieving a sustainable economic system is a key challenge facing society. However, sustainable business to date has been only minimally considered when it comes to the requisites and curricula of business trainees. It generally has been left up to schools and teachers to provide their students with sustainable business skills. This involves creating teaching and training that effectively harmonize with learner requirements. To support teachers in this process, the following develops a sustainability-oriented innovation competence typology using a latent profile analysis based on data gathered from 1,149 business trainees who were in the first, second, or third year of their apprenticeship. This typology can be used to plan and develop classroom teaching. Competency assessment was done using a multiple-choice test along with a questionnaire to determine students’ beliefs about sustainable development. The latent profile analysis revealed six groups of learner competence profiles, each of which require specific teaching when it comes to achieving sustainable innovation skills. Based on these, the following paper develops recommendations for specific teaching methods and lessons that effectively promote business trainee sustainability-oriented innovation competence, while at the same time including their specific requirements into teaching.

show abstract

Innovation-Competence: Development of a new construct with an explorative study

Cited by 14 publications

References 12 publications

Emotional exhaustion and innovation in the workplace—a longitudinal study

Emotional exhaustion and innovation in the workplace—a longitudinal study

The Leader Support for Innovation Questionnaire (LSIQ)

Opportunities for Adaptive Learning Environments to Promote Sustainability-Oriented Innovation Competence in Vocational Education and Training

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About