A Configurational Study on the Generation Pathways of R&D Personnel’s Transgressive Innovation Behavior: A Subject–Environment Interaction Perspective
- Alternative Title
- 연구개발 인력의 일탈적 혁신행동 발생 경로에 대한 구성적 연구: 주체–환경 상호작용 관점을 중심으로
- Abstract
- 오늘날처럼 고도로 복잡하고 빠르게 변화하는 환경에서 혁신은 기업이 불확실성을 극복하고 지속 가능한 발전을 추구하기 위한 핵심 전략으로 부상하고 있다. 그러나 조직 내 혁신 과정에서는 종종 구성원의 자율적인 혁신 행동이 기존의 조직 규범과 충돌하는 양상이 나타난다. 이러한 현상은 ‘일탈적 혁신행동’이라 불리며, 조직의 규칙을 위반하거나 리더십의 의도에 반할 수 있음에도 불구하고 조직 발전에 기여하는 긍정적인 결과를 도출하는 독특한 형태의 혁신이다. 전통적 혁신의 목표 지향성과 일탈 행동의 규범 탈피 특성이 결합된 이 개념은 최근 학계에서 점차 주목받고 있다.
기존의 일탈적 혁신행동에 관한 연구는 대부분 전통적인 회귀분석 방법에 기반하며, 특히 리더십 스타일과 같은 개별 변수의 ‘순효과’에 초점을 맞추는 경향이 있었다. 하지만 이러한 접근은 다양한 수준의 요인들이 상호작용하면서 나타나는 ‘구성 효과’를 간과하는 한계가 있다. 이 연구는 그러한 공백을 보완하기 위해 리더십, 조직, 개인의 세 수준에서 핵심 변수를 통합적으로 고찰하는 다층적 관점을 채택했다. 구체적으로는 부권적 리더십(자애형, 도덕형, 권위형), 지각된 조직 지원, 개인–조직 적합성, 역할 명확성, 전통성, 심리적 안전감 등 여섯 가지 변수를 중심으로 일탈적 혁신행동의 발생 메커니즘을 탐색하고, 조직 내에서 이를 촉진할 수 있는 경로를 규명하고자 했다.
연구는 총 세 단계로 구성된다. 첫째, 선행연구를 체계적으로 검토하여 일탈적 혁신행동의 개념 정의와 관련 변수의 측정 기준을 정립했다. 둘째, 기존 이론과 실증 연구 결과를 바탕으로 앞서 언급한 변수를 포괄하는 구성적 연구 모형을 설계했다. 셋째, 기술 기반 기업 재직자들을 대상으로 구조화된 설문조사를 실시해 자료를 수집한 뒤, 퍼지 집합 질적 비교 분석(fsQCA)을 적용해 일탈적 혁신행동의 복합적 인과 메커니즘을 분석했다.
주요 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 기술 기반 기업에서의 일탈적 혁신행동은 부권적 리더십, 지각된 조직 지원, 개인–조직 적합성, 역할 명확성, 전통성, 심리적 안전감 등 다양한 요인이 복합적으로 작용한 결과로 나타난다. 이들 변수는 서로 다른 방식으로 상호작용하며, 일탈적 혁신행동의 수준에 따라 촉진 또는 억제 요인으로 기능한다. 높은 수준의 일탈적 혁신행동은 높은 조직 지원, 전통성, 심리적 안전감 등과 결합된 구성에서 주로 나타났으며, 반대로 낮은 수준의 일탈적 혁신행동은 낮은 부권적 리더십, 낮은 개인–조직 적합성, 낮은 역할 명확성과 함께 나타나는 경향을 보였다.
본 연구는 이러한 구성적 결과를 바탕으로, 조직 내에서 일탈적 혁신행동을 효과적으로 유도하고 관리하기 위한 실천 전략을 제안하며, 구성원의 혁신 역량을 촉진하기 위해 통제와 지원 간의 균형을 어떻게 설계할 수 있는지에 대한 이론적·실무적 시사점을 제공한다.|Innovation has emerged as the optimal strategy for enterprises to navigate complex and rapidly changing environments and to seize early market opportunities. However, in the course of innovation practices, employees’ autonomous innovation behaviors often come into conflict with established organizational norms-a phenomenon referred to as transgressive innovation behavior. As a distinctive form of innovation, transgressive innovation challenges organizational rules and may defy leadership intentions, yet it often results in outcomes that benefit organizational development. It integrates the goal-driven orientation of traditional innovation with the rule-breaking nature of transgressive behavior, thereby drawing increasing scholarly interest.
To date, most research on transgressive innovation behavior has employed traditional regression-based methods, primarily focusing on the “net effects” of leadership styles, while overlooking the “configurational effects” that arise from the interplay of multiple factors across different levels. Addressing this gap, the present study adopts a holistic perspective, incorporating variables from three levels—leadership, organizational, and individual. Specifically, it examines the influences of paternalistic leadership (confucian, moral, and authoritarian dimensions), perceived organizational support, person–organization fit, role clarity, traditionality, and psychological safety on transgressive innovation behavior. The goal is to uncover the complex and concurrent configurations that give rise to transgressive innovation behavior and to identify feasible pathways for encouraging such behavior among employees.
The research process consists of the following stages:First, a comprehensive literature review was conducted to synthesize existing research on transgressive innovation behavior, clarifying the conceptual definitions and measurement methods of relevant variables. Second, drawing on theoretical frameworks and empirical findings, a configurational research model was constructed incorporating the aforementioned variables. Third, data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered to employees of technology-driven enterprises, and the fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) method was employed to explore the complex mechanisms underlying transgressive innovation behavior.
The key findings of the study are as follows. Transgressive innovation behavior in technology-driven enterprises is shaped by the joint influence of paternalistic leadership, perceived organizational support, person–organization fit, role clarity, traditionality, and psychological safety, with these factors demonstrating multiple, concurrent configurational effects. The analysis identifies several distinct configurations that lead to high levels of transgressive innovation behavior, among which high organizational support, high traditionality, and high psychological safety emerge as critical enabling conditions. In contrast, configurations associated with low levels of transgressive innovation behavior are characterized by low levels of paternalistic leadership (across all three dimensions), person–organization fit, and role clarity, serving as key inhibiting conditions.
Based on these configurational results, the study proposes actionable strategies to foster transgressive innovation behavior while identifying core barriers that hinder its emergence. These insights provide both theoretical and practical implications for organizations seeking to activate employee innovation potential through a balanced approach to control and support.
- Author(s)
- XU XINGQIANG
- Issued Date
- 2025
- Awarded Date
- 2025-08
- Type
- Dissertation
- Keyword
- Employee Transgressive innovation behavior,Paternalistic Leadership,Perceived Organizational Support,Character clarity, Psychological safety,Traditionality
- Publisher
- 국립부경대학교 기술경영전문대학원
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- https://repository.pknu.ac.kr:8443/handle/2021.oak/34269
http://pknu.dcollection.net/common/orgView/200000897193
- Alternative Author(s)
- XU XINGQIANG
- Affiliation
- 국립부경대학교 기술경영전문대학원
- Department
- 기술경영전문대학원 기술경영학과
- Advisor
- 고영욱
- Table Of Contents
- Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Research Background 1
1.2 Research Content 4
1.3 Research Method 7
1.4 Research Problems 10
1.5 Theoretical Contributions 12
1.6 Research Framework 15
1.7 Research challenges and Innovations 15
Ⅱ. THEORETICAL FOUNDATION 18
2.1 Individual Environment Matching Theory 18
2.1.1 Elements of Individual-Environment Matching Theory 18
2.1.2 Supporting Role of Individual-Environment Matching Theory 20
2.2 Social Exchange Theory 23
2.3 Social Information Processing Theory 24
2.4 Self-determination theory 25
Ⅲ. LITERATURE REVIEW AND RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS 27
3.1 Literature Review 27
3.1.1 Review on the Current Status of Research on ETIB 27
3.1.2 Review on the Current Status of Paternalistic Leadership Research 69
3.1.3 Review on the Current Status of Research on Organizational Support 76
3.1.4 Review on the Current Status of Research on EOCM 81
3.1.5 Review on the Current Status of Research on Character Clarity 83
3.1.6 Review on the Current Status of Research on Traditionality 86
3.1.7 Review on the Current Status of Research on Psychological Safety 89
3.2 Research Hypotheses 93
3.2.1 The direct impact of PL on ETIB 93
3.2.2 The effects of POS, EOPM in PL and ETIB 96
3.2.3 The moderating effect of PS, TP, and CC. 98
Ⅳ. RESEARCH MODELLING AND RESEARCH DESIGN 101
4.1 Research Modelling 101
4.2 Research Variables 105
4.2.1 Employee Transgressive Innovation Behavior 105
4.2.2 Paternalistic Leadership 105
4.2.3 Perceived Organizational Support 106
4.2.4 Employee Organizational Culture Match 106
4.2.5 Character Clarity 106
4.2.6 Traditionality 107
4.2.7 Psychological Safety 107
4.3 Data collection 107
V. EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS 109
5.1 Homogeneous Variance Test 109
5.2 Reliability Analysis 109
5.3 Mediating Effect Test 116
5.4 Correlation Analysis 117
5.5 Regression Analysis 120
5.6 Regulation effect test 123
5.6.1 Moderating effects of psychological safety 123
5.6.2 Traditional regulatory effect 125
5.6.3 Moderating effects of Character clarity 127
5.6.4 Moderated mediation effect test 129
5.6.5 Hypothesis testing 132
5.7 Qualitative comparative analysis of the path of Transgressive innovation based on fuzzy sets 133
5.7.1 Data characterisation and calibration 133
5.7.2 Conditional necessity test 135
5.7.3 Analysis on the realization path of Transgressive innovation behavior of R&D personnel from the perspective of configuration 137
5.8 An Analysis of the Generation Pathways of Transgressive Innovation Behavior Among R&D Personnelsets 150
Ⅵ. RESEARCH CONCLUSION AND ENLIGHTENMENT 153
6.1 Research conclusion 153
6.2 Theoretical contributions 156
6.3 Practical Implications 158
6.4 Research Gaps 167
REFERENCES 169
APPENDIX 180
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 189
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