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Innovative work behaviour: the what, where, who, how and when

Muhammad Farrukh (Department of Economics, Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Shenzhen, China)
Fanchen Meng (School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China)
Ali Raza (Knowledge Unit of Business, Economics, Accountancy and Commerce, University of Management and Technology, Sialkot, Pakistan)
Yihua Wu (School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China)

Personnel Review

ISSN: 0048-3486

Article publication date: 17 January 2022

Issue publication date: 20 February 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to analyse the current trends and set the future research agenda in employee-level innovative work behaviour (IWB) research.

Design/methodology/approach

A portfolio of 910 publications on IWB collected from the Scopus database was systematically analysed using different bibliometric techniques.

Findings

Based on the performance analysis and science mapping of innovative work behaviour research, the study identifies the most prolific sources of IWB publications and lists several future research directions.

Originality/value

This paper could serve as one-stop information that may facilitate transdisciplinary endeavours by assisting scholars and practitioners in identifying peer-recognised publications and scholarly communities.

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Acknowledgements

Fanchen Meng acknowledges the financial support from the Ministry of Education China, Humanities and social sciences research fund, Grant Number: 17YJA630072 and National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant Number: 71972013.

Citation

Farrukh, M., Meng, F., Raza, A. and Wu, Y. (2023), "Innovative work behaviour: the what, where, who, how and when", Personnel Review, Vol. 52 No. 1, pp. 74-98. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-11-2020-0854

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