Factors Influencing Innovative Work Behavior of Employees in Electronics Manufacturing Services Industry Located in Laem Chabang Industrial Estate, Chon Buri Province
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This research studied the factors influencing innovative work behavior of employees in the electronics manufacturing services industry in Laem Chabang Industrial Estate, Chon Buri. The objectives of this research were 1) Studying the influence of employee leadership styles which impacted innovative work behavior of employees. 2) Studying the influence of employee empowerment which impacted innovative work behavior of employees.
3) Studying the influence of work environment which impacted innovative work behavior of employees. The samples were 374 employees who worked in the electronics manufacturing services industry in Laem Chabang Industrial Estate, Chon Buri. The samples calculated from Yamane’s sample size formula at confidence level 95%. The research instruments were Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The research results were factors which influencing of innovative work behavior of employees are the leadership style in transactional leadership indicator, employee empowerment in self-determination, impact, competence indicators and work environment in psychological environment and social environment indicators that were influencing in positive at the significant level of 0.05. This research will provide preliminary guidelines for organizational human resource development in term of supportive in innovative work to the highest benefit of employees and organization.
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