The Influence Mechanism of an Inclusive Organizational Climate on Innovation Input of Sci-Tech Talents

Abstract

With the implementation of China’s innovation-driven development strategy, the competition among sci-tech talents has become increasingly fierce. Stimulating the innovative vigor of sci-tech talents has become a hot topic in theoretical research and policy practice. Based on the data from 246 questionnaires collected from sci-tech talents in Hebei province, this study explored the influence mechanism of an inclusive organizational climate on innovation input from technological talents and verified the mediating effects of innovation self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation. The results indicate that an inclusive organizational climate has a significant positive impact on innovation input, innovation self-efficacy, and intrinsic motivation of sci-tech talents. Both innovation self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation play a partial mediating role between an inclusive climate and innovation input. This study verified the important role of an inclusive climate in an organization’s human resource management practices and encouraged managers to emphasize enhancing the innovation self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation of sci-tech talents, thereby continuously improving the level of innovation.