Analyzing the effect of knowledge management and teaching creativity on innovative work behavior: The organizational empowerment perspective

Abstract

This study analyzes the effect of organizational empowerment on innovative work behavior (IWB) mediated by knowledge management and teaching creativities. A questionnaire collected the re-search data. The sample of this research includes 386 teachers selected by accidental sampling. Da-ta analysis uses path analysis supported by descriptive statistics and correlational. The results show that organizational empowerment had a positive and significant effect on IWB, directly and indi-rectly, mediating by knowledge management and teaching creativity. Thus, the teacher’s IWB can be improved through organizational empowerment, knowledge management, and teaching creativi-ty. A fit research model about the effect of organizational empowerment on IWB mediating by knowledge management and teaching creativity was found. This model can adopt as a reference by researchers and practitioners in developing IWB models in the future and multiple organizations context.

Keywords

• orgnanizational empowerment
• knowledge management
• teaching creativity
• innovative work behavior