›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (3): 203-214.

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The Relationship between Intrinsic Career Goals and Idiosyncratic Deals and the Effect on Individual Innovation Behavior——Based on Social Cognitive Theory

Lv Xiao1, Fan Yun2, Ma Guimei3, Yan Liang4   

  1. 1. School of Economics and Management, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710054;
    2. School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049;
    3. School of Management, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048;
    4. School of International Business, Shanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119
  • Received:2017-06-07 Online:2020-03-28 Published:2020-04-08

Abstract:

Idiosyncratic deals attract the attention of researchers because they promote the integration of personal goals and organizational goals. However, idiosyncratic deals are at the start point of employees and how idiosyncratic deals inspire employees' behavior to benefit organization needs further research and empirical analysis. Based on social cognitive theory, this explores how intrinsic career goals affect idiosyncratic deals and also individual innovation behavior which is important to organization today. Using 327 employees' samples and the analysis method such as structural equation modeling, the results show:(1) intrinsic career goals have a positive effect on idiosyncratic deals; (2) idiosyncratic deals have a positive effect on individual innovation behavior; (3) idiosyncratic deals mediate the relationship between intrinsic career goals and individual innovation behavior partly; (4) idiosyncratic deals mediate the relationship between intrinsic career goals and creative self-efficacy partly; (5) creative self-efficacy mediates the relationship between idiosyncratic deals and individual innovation behavior partly.

Key words: idiosyncratic deals, individual innovation behavior, intrinsic career goals, creative self-efficacy, social cognitive theory