Unveiling the Link between Organizational Politics and Innovative Work Behavior: Evidence from Local Civil Servants in South Korea.

This study examines the intricate mechanisms linking organizational politics and innovative work behavior (IWB) through the lens of the Job Demand-Resource (JD-R) model. Given the scholarly emphasis on the interplay between job demands and job resources, the study addresses a critical gap by investi...

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Publicado en:Public Personnel Management Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 67 - 90
Autores principales: Kim, Hyunjung, Shim, Dong Chul
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Mar2026
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          Government Employees Psychosocial Factors
          Organizational Culture
          Diffusion of Innovation
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          South Korea
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          Structural Equation Modeling
          Descriptive Statistics
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