Self-leadership and work role innovation: Testing a mediation model with goal orientation and work motivation

• Autores: Luis Curral, Pedro Marqués Quinteiro
• Localización: Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones = Journal of work and organizational psychology, ISSN 1576-5962, Vol. 25, Nº 2, 2009, págs. 165-176
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.4321/s1576-59622009000200006
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Autoliderazgo y motivación de rol laboral: Prueba de un modelo con orientación de meta y orientación laboral
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  • español

    Este artículo explora la relación entre el autoliderazgo, la orientación de meta, la motivación intrínseca y la conducta innovadora. Debido a que la innovación requiere competencias de autonavegación, proponemos que las destrezas de auto-liderazgo median la relación entre la orientación de meta y la innovación de rol, así como entre la motivación intrínseca y la motivación de rol. Para investigar esto, 108 empleados de tres compañías dedicadas al desarrollo e implementación de soluciones tecnológicas fueron encuestados en sus creencias de orientación de meta, su nivel de motivación intrínseca, sus estrategias de autoliderazgo y la frecuencia con la que introducen nuevos procedimientos en sus trabajos. Un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales mostró una relación positiva con la innovación de rol para el aprendizaje de la orientación de meta y la motivación intrínseca pero no para el desempeño de la orientación de meta. Las destrezas de autoliderazgo mediaron completamente entre la motivación intrínseca y la innovación de rol. De este modo, facilitar las competencias de autonavegación de los empleados podría ser un camino para facilitar la conducta innovadora.

  • English

    This article explores the relationship between self-leadership, goal orientation, intrinsic motivation, and innovative behavior. Because innovation requires self-navigation competences we propose that self-leadership skills mediate the relationship between goal orientation and role innovation, as well as between intrinsic motivation and role innovation. To investigate this, 108 employees from three companies, working on the development and implementation of technological solutions, were surveyed on their goal orientation believes, their level of intrinsic motivation, their self-leadership strategies, and the frequency they introduce new procedures on their jobs. Structural equation modelling showed a positive relationship with role innovation for learning goal orientation and intrinsic motivation, but not for performance goal orientation. Self-leadership skills fully mediated the relationship between learning goal orientation and role innovation and partially mediated the relationship between intrinsic motivation and role innovation. Thus, enhancing employees? self-navigation competences might be an avenue for enhancing their innovative behavior.

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