Sadhana Singh and Akhilendra K. Singh
Banaras Hindu University Varanasi
Due to global competition in the workforce, issues of innovative work behaviors, and
managerial personality are the prevailing themes for present-day organizations. These
are crucial factors for organizational effectiveness and employees’ well-being. In this
study, an attempt was made to explore the linkage between personality traits and
innovative work behavior of executives. For this purpose, the present study was carried
out on 210 managerial personnel of different private sector organizations in India. The
personality of the executives was measured using NEO-FFI (Costa & McCrae, 1992)
whereas innovative work behavior was measured by the Innovative Work Behavior Scale
(Janssen (2000). The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential
statistics. The results of hierarchical regression analysis show that neuroticism has
no significant association with innovative work behavior. Extraversion, openness, and
conscientiousness were significantly positively associated with innovative work behavior
and its dimensions whereas agreeableness was significantly negatively associated with
such behavior. Results were discussed in the light of available theory and research