Abstract:

This study explores the concept of how intrapreneurial personality influences employees’ innovative deviant behavior within organizational settings. Using conservation of resources (COR) theory and prosocial rule-breaking (PRB) theory, this study reconceptualizes innovative deviance as proactive and resource-driven behavior rather than a reaction to injustice or strain. The study proposes that intrapreneurial personality, an individual-level personality trait, motivates employees to implement their psychological capital (PsyCap) when pursuing innovative ideas, even if it involves deviating from formal organizational norms. The contextual resource, supervisory support, strengthens or weakens this relationship. Addressing the gaps in existing literature, this study establishes a mediation-moderation model connecting intrapreneurial personality, PsyCap, supervisory support, and innovative deviant behavior. The research uses time-lagged longitudinal design with data from employees working in the Japanese firms operating in Bangladesh. The study seeks to contribute theoretically by extending COR and PRB theories and practically by suggesting insights to foster innovation in the organization.

Please choose your submission type: Developmental Paper

Primary Track: Entrepreneurship

Keywords: Entrepreneurship Theories

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Ms. Mafi Rahman