The Influential Factors on Individual Innovative Performance in Technology Industry

• Main Authors: Lin-ChiaLin, 林嘉琳
• Other Authors: Yu-Lin Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/28199443113775042567

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 企業管理學系專班 === 98 === In fast-paced technology industry, the ability to keep up with other competitors and　maintain a leading role is vital. For technology industry, the ability to innovation poses a threshold to company performance since nowadays society characterized by increasing global competition is disturbing the developments of companies. So forth, the profitability of a firm and even its survival depend on their ability to respond and on their flexibility towards changes. Therefore, innovation is frequently related to the achievement and maintenance of competitive advantage and performance of a firm. In this study, we focus on the factors influencing individual performance, and sum up with three major factors influencing performance and the moderating effects of two factors. Participants were selected from technology industry to complete self-rating on the degree of intrinsic motivation, organization commitment, prior work experience, HRM practices, and managerial coaching; while individual innovative performance is paired-up and graded by respondents’ team leaders or managers. Results suggested that intrinsic motivation, organization commitment, and prior work experience have significantly related to individual innovative performance. Managerial coaching and HRM practices have shown to successfully moderate the individual innovative performance. From the study, it is important for mangers to choose intrinsically motivated, high committed-to-organization, rich prior work experience workers to enrich individual performance. Also, managers notify the importance of coaching behaviors and HRM practices could strengthen employees’ willingness and ability to innovation.