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Employee’s Personality Traits, Work Motivation and Innovative Behavior in Marine Tourism Industry

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship among marine tourism employee’s personality traits, work motivation and innovative behavior. In order to meet this purpose, the study conducts questionnaire survey. Questionnaire sample of 250 has been handed out and 215 valid samples have been collected. The results show that employees with higher intrinsic work motivation are more likely to generate innovative behavior. The compensation in extrinsic work motivation has a positive effect on employee’s innovative behavior. Intrinsic work motivation has mediated effect between personality traits and innovative behavior. Extrinsic work motivation has partial mediated effect between personality traits and innovative behavior.

Source: Journal of Service Science and Management

DOI: 10.4236/jssm.2010.32025

Authors: Su-Chang Chen, Ming-Chung Wu, Chun-Hung Chen

Institution: National Penghu University of Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Employee Performance and Motivation

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2062880320

FWCI: 2.515

Cites: 15

Cited by: 61

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