The Impact of Person-Organization Fit on Employees' Innovative Work Behavior: Emphasizing the Mediating Role of Emotional Labor

Rastgar, Abbasali; Alavizadeh, Sohieb; Aghvami Panah, Maedeh

doi:10.22054/jrlat.2025.85754.1854

The Impact of Person-Organization Fit on Employees' Innovative Work Behavior: Emphasizing the Mediating Role of Emotional Labor

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Abbasali Rastgar ¹

Sohieb Alavizadeh ²

Maedeh Aghvami Panah ³

¹ Professor, Faculty of Economics, Management and Administrative Sciences, semnan university

² MSc, Faculty of Economics, Management and Administrative Sciences, Semnan university, Semnan, Iran

³ P.H.D Student., Faculty of Economics, Management and Administrative Sciences, Semnan university, Semnan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/jrlat.2025.85754.1854

Abstract

Abstract
Objective: The study aims to investigate the impact of person-organization fit on innovative work behavior with an emphasis on the mediating role of employees' emotional labor in the education department of Sanandaj. This research is applied in terms of its objective, descriptive in terms of data collection and analysis, and correlational in terms of hypothesis testing.
Research Method: Data was collected using a standard questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, and content and construct validity were used to evaluate its validity. The statistical population of this study consists of employees of the education department in Sanandaj, totaling 5,800 individuals. A sample of 360 participants was selected using a convenience sampling method. For statistical analysis, two software programs, SPSS 25 and PLS 3 SMART, were used.
Findings: The results showed that person-organization fit has a positive and significant impact on innovative work behavior and emotional labor. Emotional labor also has a positive and significant impact on innovative work behavior, and person-organization fit, through the mediation of emotional labor, has a positive and significant impact on innovative work behavior.
Conclusion: Person-organization fit and emotional labor, which is the result of the individual's internalization process, guide the employees' mental states, leading to the demonstration of creative performance and innovative behavior.

Keywords

Person-Organization Fit

Emotional Labor

Innovative Work Behavior

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