Creative self efficacy mediates the relationship between knowledge sharing and employee innovation
This study empirically explores how creative self efficacy mediates knowledge sharing and employee innovation and examines the moderating effects of job satisfaction. We administered questionnaires to 274 matched employee manager pairs. First, the non managerial respondents self reported knowledge sharing, creative self efficacy, and innovation. Then, these respondents' managers assessed their responses on the variable of innovation. The results reveal that knowledge sharing and creative self efficacy are positively related to employee innovation and that creative self efficacy mediates knowledge sharing and innovation. Moreover, job satisfaction enhances the relation between creative self efficacy and employee innovation. Our results extend the existing research on individual innovation and provide several managerial implications.