Examining the impact of top management support on employee creativity through the mediating role of knowledge management and absorptive capacity

Sawasn J Al-Husseini
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Purpose Drawing on the knowledge-based view and social exchange theory, this study aims to examine how top management support relates both directly and indirectly to employee creativity through knowledge management processes (acquisition and sharing) and absorptive capacity. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 284 academics and researchers working in research centres in Iraq’s public universities to assess their perceptions of management support, knowledge management, absorptive capacity and creativity. Findings Performing structural equation modelling with AMOS, positive relationships were identified between top management support, knowledge management processes, absorptive capacity and employee creativity. The study findings emphasise the pivotal role of top management support in creating an environment that fosters knowledge acquisition and sharing, and enhancing absorptive capacity, in turn, amplifying employee creativity. Empirical evidence confirming the salient role of knowledge management and absorptive capacity in strengthening employee creativity in the context of Iraqi academia and researchers is presented. Originality/value The study shows that knowledge management processes and absorptive capacity mediate the influence of top management support on employee creativity. The premise of absorptive capacity is the individual’s ability to identify, accumulate and assimilate relevant knowledge from external sources and commercialise the gained knowledge.
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通过知识管理和吸收能力的中介作用考察高层管理支持对员工创造力的影响
目的运用基于知识的观点和社会交换理论,本研究旨在考察高层管理人员的支持如何通过知识管理过程(获取和共享)和吸收能力与员工创造力直接或间接相关。设计/方法/方法从伊拉克公立大学研究中心的284名学者和研究人员那里收集了数据,以评估他们对管理支持、知识管理、吸收能力和创造力的看法。发现通过AMOS进行结构方程建模,发现高层管理支持、知识管理流程、吸收能力和员工创造力之间存在正相关关系。研究结果强调了高层管理人员的支持在创造一个促进知识获取和共享的环境,提高吸收能力,进而增强员工创造力方面的关键作用。在伊拉克学术界和研究人员的背景下,经验证据证实了知识管理和吸收能力在加强员工创造力方面的突出作用。创新性/价值研究表明,知识管理过程和吸收能力在高层管理支持对员工创造力的影响中起中介作用。吸收能力的前提是个人能够识别、积累和吸收外部来源的相关知识,并将所获得的知识商业化。
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期刊介绍: The International Journal of Innovation Science publishes fundamental and applied research in innovation practices. As the official journal of the International Association of Innovation Professionals (IAOIP), the journal is a forum for the exchange of advanced knowledge in innovation, including emerging technologies and best practices, tools and techniques, metrics, and organization design and culture; as well as the stakeholder engagement, change management, and leadership skills required to ensure innovation succeeds. Areas of Coverage: -Innovation processes, methods, techniques- Individual''s role in Innovation- Improvements in HR, marketing, finance, or other disciplines that enable innovation- Innovation practices in specific industries or countries- Innovation centers, incubators, labs...- Regional or national economic development/policies related to innovation- Innovation competency, skills- Innovation conventions, competitions, or training- Innovation for entrepreneurs-Regional impacts on innovation- Growing innovationthrough university programs- Attracting innovative companies and entrepreneurs
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