The Impact of Psychological Richness on the Innovative Performance of Knowledge Workers

Ping Wang; Fuyun Sun

doi:10.47814/ijssrr.v8i3.2536

Ping Wang Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management at China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China
Fuyun Sun Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management at China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47814/ijssrr.v8i3.2536

Keywords: Psychological Richness, Innovative Performance, Self-expansion, Innovative Self-efficacy, Social Cognitive Theory

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between psychological richness and the innovative performance of knowledge workers, as well as the mediating roles of self-expansion and innovative self-efficacy in this relationship. This study collected 443 questionnaire surveys from employees of Chinese enterprises and conducted data analysis and hypothesis testing using AMOS 26.0 and SPSS 27.0. The results indicate that psychological richness has a significantly positive impact on the innovative performance of knowledge workers, and self-expansion and innovative self-efficacy play a significant chain mediating role in this process. Prior studies have primarily focused on how hedonic and eudaimonic views of happiness influence innovative performance. This study links the emerging concept of psychological richness to innovative performance, thereby broadening the research domain of psychological richness and providing fresh insights for the study of innovative performance.

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