Consequences of Friendship at the Workplace, Psychological Safety, and Thriving at Work Towards Innovative Work Behavior Among Personnel of Telecommunication and Communication Service Provider in Thailand

Abstract

At present, technological advancement is an important instrument in measuring the advantages of business competition. The personnel of each organization is a pivotal key to organizational development. Promoting innovative behaviors in the workplace is conducive to creativity and driving ideas to reality. It is an important strategy leading to the designated goals of the organization. This research aims to study the consequences of workplace friendship, psychological safety, and thriving at work towards innovative working behaviors among personnel of telecommunication and communication service provider in Thailand. The samples were full-time employees who had been working for more than 2 years. The data were collected by proportional stratified random sampling from 240 personnel. The data were analyzed using a multiple regression analysis system. The results of this study are consistent with the research hypothesis. Friendship at the workplace, psychological safety, and thriving at work together explained innovative behaviors at work 66.20%. Thriving at work variables influencing innovative behavior at work at a high level. statistically significant influence on innovative behavior in work (β=.52, p <.05) It was shown that the Thriving at work variable was the strongest predictor of innovative behavior at work. This research can be applied in policy formulation, planning, and personnel development of organizations to have more innovative behaviors at work. Increasing the level of workplace friendship among personnel within the organization creates psychological safety and thriving at work.



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Sasitorn Naenudorn, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand
Chaiyut Kleebbua, Srinakharinwirot University in Thailand

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Conference: ACP2023
Stream: General Psychology

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Naenudorn S., & Kleebbua C. (2023) Consequences of Friendship at the Workplace, Psychological Safety, and Thriving at Work Towards Innovative Work Behavior Among Personnel of Telecommunication and Communication Service Provider in Thailand ISSN: 2187-4743 – The Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences 2023 Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2187-4743.2023.22
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2187-4743.2023.22


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