From curiosity to innovativeness: the mediating mechanisms of cultural intelligence and knowledge sharing behaviour

PurposeThis study aimed to examine the effects of curiosity on expatriates' innovative work behaviour and job satisfaction in a cross-cultural setting, with the sequential mediating effects of cultural intelligence (CQ) and knowledge-sharing behaviour.Design/methodology/approachData were collec...

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Published inEuropean journal of innovation management Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 673 - 691
Main Authors Chen, Angela Shin-yih, Bian, Min-dau, Nguyen, Trung Kim, Chang, Chien-Hua
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 25.01.2024
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects
Behavior
Cultural differences
Culture
Empirical analysis
Employees
Employment
Expatriates
Hypotheses
Innovations
Intelligence
Job satisfaction
Knowledge sharing
Motivation
Knowledge-sharing behaviour
Innovative work behaviour
Expatriate
Cultural intelligence
Job satisfaction
Curiosity
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Summary:PurposeThis study aimed to examine the effects of curiosity on expatriates' innovative work behaviour and job satisfaction in a cross-cultural setting, with the sequential mediating effects of cultural intelligence (CQ) and knowledge-sharing behaviour.Design/methodology/approachData were collected by distributing an online survey to 465 Taiwanese expatriates living and working abroad. Structural equation modelling was used to test the hypotheses via AMOS v.22.FindingsThe results indicate that curiosity is an antecedent of an individual's CQ and both CQ and knowledge-sharing behaviour are sequential mediators in the relationships between curiosity and innovative work behaviour and between curiosity and job satisfaction.Originality/valueThe study expands the existing body of research to analyse personal traits as meaningful factors that enhance CQ and the mechanisms of CQ and knowledge sharing behaviour in the relationship between curiosity and innovative work behaviour and between curiosity and job satisfaction. It offers novel empirical evidence for the important role of curiosity, CQ and knowledge-sharing behaviour in enhancing an individual's innovative work behaviour and job satisfaction in a cross-cultural setting.
ISSN:1460-1060
1758-7115
DOI:10.1108/EJIM-01-2022-0055