Workplace spirituality, perceived organizational support and innovative work behavior: The mediating effects of person-organization fit

Abstract

Purpose

Synthesizing theories of innovative work behavior, workplace spirituality and person-organization (P-O) fit, this paper aims to build and test a theoretical model linking workplace spirituality, perceived organizational support (POS) and innovative work behavior via P-O fit. This study examined the mediating effect of P-O fit on the relationship of workplace spirituality and POS with innovative work behavior (IWB).

Design/methodology/approach

A sample of 434 employees and 59 supervisors from five leading hotels of China was used for this study.

Findings

This study found that workplace spirituality and POS both positively affected P-O fit. Workplace spirituality, P-O fit and POS positively influenced innovative work behavior. P-O fit acted as a partial mediator between workplace spirituality and IWB and between POS and IWB.

Originality/value

This study has tested the effect of workplace spirituality as an antecedent of innovative work behavior for the first time.

Citation

Afsar, B. and Badir, Y. (2017), "Workplace spirituality, perceived organizational support and innovative work behavior: The mediating effects of person-organization fit", Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 29 No. 2, pp. 95-109. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-11-2015-0086