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The Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support on the Relationship Between Proactive Personality and Innovative Work Behavior

Haji Jabri Mustafa Alzebarı(TOKAT GAZİOSMANPAŞA ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0001-9837-8911
Ahmet Mumcu(TOKAT GAZİOSMANPAŞA ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-6610-5073
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2026-03-30
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The research findings reveal that the effect of proactive personality on innovative work behavior increases positively with the increase in organizational support.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to determine the moderating role of organizational support in the effect of proactive personality on innovative work behavior.
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This study aims to determine the moderating role of organizational support in the effect of proactive personality on innovative work behavior. The study used quantitative research methods to apply a questionnaire form to 201 employees of a non-governmental organization operating in Erbil/Iraq. SPSS Process Macro and AMOS statistical analysis programs were used to test the research data. It was determined that organizational support has a moderating role in the effect of proactive personality on idea generation and idea realization, which are the sub-dimensions of innovative work behavior. The research findings reveal that the effect of proactive personality on innovative work behavior increases positively with the increase in organizational support. As a result of the research, various suggestions were made for researchers and field practitioners.

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Alzebarı, H. J. M., Mumcu, A., *, A. M. (2026). The Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support on the Relationship Between Proactive Personality and Innovative Work Behavior. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, Volume: 13 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.30798/makuiibf.1683165

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