The role of knowledge-sharing and creative self-efficacy on the link between self-leadership and innovative work behavior among employees of Technology-based SMEs in BeiJing

ChangYue Shi; JENNIFER M. PEREZ

doi:10.63313/EPP.9014

Authors

ChangYue Shi College of Accountancy, Business, Economics and International Hospitality Management, Batangas State University, Batangas City, Philippines Author
JENNIFER M. PEREZ College of Accountancy, Business, Economics and International Hospitality Management, Batangas State University, Batangas City, Philippines Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63313/EPP.9014

Keywords:

Self-leadership, Innovative work behavior, Creative self-efficacy, Knowledge sharing, Technology-based SMEs

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between self-leadership and innovative work behavior among 384 employees in Beijing's technology-based SMEs, exam-ining the mediating role of creative self-efficacy and the moderating effect of knowledge sharing. Results show that creative self-efficacy significantly mediates the self-leadership–innovative work behavior relationship (30.6% of total effect), while knowledge sharing strengthens the positive relationship between self-leadership and creative self-efficacy. Based on these findings, a 12-month intervention program is proposed to enhance organizational innovation capacity. This research contributes to innovation management theory by validating an integrated framework applicable to resource-constrained SME contexts.

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