Boosting Employee Performance Through Rewards and Innovation Behavior

This study analyzed the influence of rewards on employee performance and the mediating role of engagement, commitment, satisfaction, and innovation behavior.A survey of 396 employees was conducted.Multivariate analysis showed innovative behavior improved performance and mediated the reward-performance relationship.Rewards also positively affected engagement, innovation, commitment, and satisfaction.The findings contribute new evidence on leveraging rewards and innovation to boost performance.For practice, the results emphasize cultivating innovation behavior through appropriate rewards as a key driver of performance.Further research should examine other potential mediators and test the model across contexts.