Mediating Effect of Employee Engagement on Psychological Capital and Employee Innovative Work Behavior among Teaching Staff of Pakistan Public Sector HEIs

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out the influence of Psychological Capital on the innovative work behavior of university teaching staff in Pakistan. The role of employee engagement as a mediator was examined, utilizing Social Exchange Theory. The study constructs a conceptual model to study the impact of employee engagement and Psychological Capital on innovative work behaviour. A survey of teaching staff using stratifying sampling technique at public universities in Pakistan was held, targeted to collect the primary data. The results revealed that Psychological Capital had a strong relationship with innovative work behavior and that employee engagement acts as the mediating variable. The results provide a framework for universities to address the gap by introducing such trainings which can help augment Psychological Capital and innovative work behavior, enhanced efficiency and innovation of teaching staff.