The Impact of Organizational Support and Employee Attitude to Innovative Work Behavior Mediating Role of Psychologic Empowerment

Abstract

Concerning the human aspect of organizational sustainability, this study aims to comprehensively examine organizational support (OS), employee attitude (EA), psychological empowerment (PE), and innovative work behavior (IWB). This study analyzes the relationship between OS, EA, and IWB in flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) and focuses on PE's role as a mediator between OS and EA. By dividing OS into perceived supervisor support (PSS) and procedural justice (PJ) and dividing EA into a sense of belonging (SB) and sense of awe (SA). A questionnaire was used to survey 341 participants from 23 teams employed in 9 large manufacturing enterprises in Indonesia. Eight Hypotheses were examined with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Results demonstrated that OS significantly affects EA and IWB, and PE mediates OS and EA through IWB. In this article, we seek to empirically test the entire belonging dimension of the OS as it relates to EA and IWB. These variables were chosen because they have well-documented pragmatic value for organizations. They also have reliable and valid relationships with various organizational support concepts. Future studies should include more variables for determining OS and EA to provide further context for organizational sustainability studies, particularly in FMS-transitioning industries.