The Effect Of Organızatıonal Culture On Innovatıve Work Behavıor: The Medıator Role Of Trust In Managers

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the mediator role of trust in the manager in the influence of organizational culture on innovative work behavior. In line with the purpose of the study, a field study was carried out on the employees of the port operations. In the field research, the data set of 280 people obtained by the survey method was subjected to analysis. As a result of the analyzes carried out with the structural equation modeling and resampling method, it has been discovered that organizational culture increases innovative work behavior. In addition, it has been concluded that trust in the manager has a partial mediator role in the effect of organizational culture on innovative work behavior. These results indicate that port workers have the potential to exhibit innovative work behavior, that organizational culture has a direct effect on innovation from a holistic perspective, and that trust in the manager has a critical importance in this effect