System Engineering and Productivity

System Engineering and Productivity

Investigating the Motivational Prerequisites of Employees' Innovative Behavior (Case Study: Tehran Province Social Security Organization)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Sayyed Ahmad Hosseini 1
Farzaneh Moslemi 2
1 Corresponding author: Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Humanities, University of Eyvanekey, Eyvanekey, Iran
2 M.Sc., Department of Management, Faculty of Humanities, University of Eyvanekey, Eyvanekey, Iran
10.22034/sep.2023.704328
Abstract
Today, the necessity of creating change and innovation and creating innovative motivation is known to everyone, and no manager can show indifference to innovation for a long time, and the reality is that change in organizations is inevitable, and therefore managers must provide the conditions and grounds for the emergence of innovative behaviors and create the necessary incentives for it. The main purpose of this research is to investigate and determine the innovative motivational prerequisites of employees in the Social Security Organization of Tehran Province. This research is an applied research in terms of purpose and a descriptive-correlation research in terms of method, of a quantitative type using structural equation modeling. This research is also considered a survey method from the field study branch. In terms of method, the present research is a descriptive research that is carried out with a survey approach by preparing a questionnaire on the research topic and interpreting descriptive results in order to achieve the research objectives. This research is also a cross-sectional research in terms of time. The statistical population of this study included all employees of the Tehran Province Social Security Organization, according to the statistics provided by the Education and Research Office of this organization, numbering 360 people. Morgan table was used to select the sample, which resulted in a sample size of 256 people. The results obtained from the structural equation modeling method showed that the organization's support for creativity and fair pay have an impact on the individual-organization fit. The individual-organization fit also has an impact on the intrinsic motivation of employees and the perceived motivation of employees. In addition, the intrinsic motivation and perceived motivation of employees have an impact on their innovative behavior.
Keywords
Motivation
Innovative behavior of employees
Tehran Province Social Security Organization

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System Engineering and Productivity
Volume 2, Issue 4 - Serial Number 5
Serial No. 5, Winter Quarterly
Winter 2023
Pages 23-44

  • Receive Date 10 September 2022
  • Revise Date 25 January 2023
  • Accept Date 12 February 2023
  • First Publish Date 20 February 2023
  • Publish Date 20 February 2023