The role of error risk taking and perceived organizational innovation climate in the relationship between perceived psychological safety and innovative work behavior: A moderated mediation model

Ahmed M Elsayed; Bin Zhao; Abd El-Mohsen Goda; Ahmed M Elsetouhi

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1042911

The role of error risk taking and perceived organizational innovation climate in the relationship between perceived psychological safety and innovative work behavior: A moderated mediation model

Front Psychol. 2023 Jan 19:14:1042911. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1042911. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Ahmed M Elsayed¹, Bin Zhao², Abd El-Mohsen Goda¹, Ahmed M Elsetouhi¹

Affiliations

¹ Business Administration Department, Faculty of Commerce, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
² Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.

Abstract

To better understand how to motivate innovative work behavior (IWB) at the individual level in organizations, we investigate the link between perceived psychological safety and IWB and the role of error risk taking and perceived organizational innovation climate in this study. In particular, we hypothesize a moderated mediation model in which (a) perceived psychological safety is positively related to IWB, (b) error risk taking mediates the positive relationship between perceived psychological safety and IWB, and (c) perceived organizational innovation climate strengthens the positive link between error risk taking and IWB and the mediated link between perceived psychological safety and IWB via error risk taking. We tested the hypothesized model using data collected from 315 full-time employees working at six information and communication technology companies in a high-technology business district of Egypt. The findings largely support our hypotheses. We conclude by discussing the theoretical and practical implications.

Keywords: error risk taking; individual level; innovative work behavior; organizational innovation climate; psychological safety.

Grants and funding

AElsa received funding support from the Ministry of Higher Education of the Arab Republic of Egypt. This research was also partially supported by SSHRC Insight Grant 435-2021-0618 (Canada).