Authors : Zhengyi Zhao; You Zhou; Jie Zhang

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 6 - June

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25jun1433

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Abstract : The objectives of this research were: 1) to identify the key factors that affect employee innovation performance in traditional small and medium-sized technology enterprises, and 2) to propose an employee innovation performance model for traditional small and medium-sized technology enterprises. This research employed a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 276 employees from traditional small and medium-sized technology enterprises, selected through a simple random sampling method. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, multiple regression, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to test the relationships between the variables. The findings revealed that: 1) self-efficacy, growth need strength, and creativity significantly affected employee innovation performance. Self-efficacy positively affected creativity, and growth need strength enhanced creativity, indirectly boosting employee innovation performance. Creativity was found to be a crucial driver of employee innovation performance, and 2) the employee innovation performance model for traditional small and medium-sized technology enterprises identified three key psychological factors—self-efficacy, growth need strength, and creativity. The model emphasized that fostering self-efficacy and growth need strength in employees was crucial for creating an environment conducive to creativity, which ultimately drove employee innovation performance.

Keywords : Self-Efficacy; Growth Need Strength; Creativity; Employee Innovation Performance.

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