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Links connecting organizational socialization, affective commitment and innovative work behavior

Nuri Gökhan Torlak (Department of Business Administration, Haliç University, Istanbul, Turkey)
Taylan Budur (Department of Business and Management, Tishk International University, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq)
Noor Us Sabbah Khan (Independent Researcher, Mississauga, Canada)

The Learning Organization

ISSN: 0969-6474

Article publication date: 11 December 2023

Issue publication date: 12 March 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to investigate the relationships between affective commitment (AC), innovative work behavior (IWB) and organizational socialization strategies (training, coworker support, understanding and future prospects) to ensure the viability and prosperity of businesses in Iraq.

Design/methodology/approach

The methodology includes demographic analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling.

Findings

An analysis of survey data based on a random sample of participating employees shows that training, understanding and future prospects all significantly and positively affect employee AC. Coworker support does not significantly affect AC. Employees’ AC to their companies significantly positively affects their IWB. Employees’ AC to their companies significantly mediates the relationships between training, understanding, future prospects and IWB. Company practices regarding training, understanding, coworker support and future prospects do not affect employees’ IWB.

Research limitations/implications

The authors conducted the study in Sulaymaniyah. The results may not apply to Iraq and other nations. Researchers from various industries and countries can evaluate the model. The research ignores company age, size and fit between individuals and organizations.

Originality/value

The study closes a research gap in organizational behavior by exploring the association between managerial socialization strategies, AC and creative work behavior in Iraq.

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Citation

Torlak, N.G., Budur, T. and Khan, N.U.S. (2024), "Links connecting organizational socialization, affective commitment and innovative work behavior", The Learning Organization, Vol. 31 No. 2, pp. 227-249. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLO-04-2023-0053

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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