อิทธิพลของบรรยากาศส่งเสริมนวัตกรรมและภาวะผู้นำการเปลี่ยนแปลงที่มีต่อความมุ่งมั่นทุ่มเทในงานของกลุ่มและพฤติกรรมการสร้างนวัตกรรมในธุรกิจ SMEs

Prasittachai Dechkham; Kannika Watcharaporn

Authors

Prasittachai Dechkham LAMPANG INTER-TECH COLLEGE https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3790-7365
Kannika Watcharaporn Independent Researcher

Keywords:

Group Climate for Innovation, Transformational Leadership, Group Work Passion, Group Innovative Work Behavior, SMEs

Abstract

This quantitative research aims to: 1) examine the levels of team innovation climate, transformational leadership, team work engagement, and team innovative behavior; and 2) develop and validate a causal relationship model of team innovation climate, transformational leadership, and team work engagement affecting the innovative behavior of employees in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Data were collected via questionnaires from 413 employees working in Research and Development (R&D) departments or innovation creative teams. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).

The research findings revealed that: 1) team innovation climate, transformational leadership, team work engagement, and team innovative behavior were all at the highest level. 2) The developed model demonstrated a good fit with the empirical data (χ² = 199.014, df = 56, p < .001, CFI = 0.981, TLI = 0.973, RMSEA = 0.079, SRMR = 0.022). Specifically, team innovation climate and transformational leadership had a statistically significant direct effect on team work engagement at the 0.05 level. Furthermore, these factors exerted a statistically significant indirect effect on team innovative behavior through team work engagement at the 0.05 level, with team work engagement serving as a full mediator. Additionally, the model accounted for 80.80% of the variance in team work engagement and 89.10% of the variance in team innovative behavior. These results suggest that organizations should shift from a command-and-control approach toward fostering a supportive work ecosystem to catalyze team engagement, which serves as a critical mechanism for driving successful innovation.

Author Biography

Prasittachai Dechkham, LAMPANG INTER-TECH COLLEGE

Business; Behavior science; Research

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