Fostering Innovative Work Behavior Through Knowledge Sharing: The Mediating Effects of Organizational Learning and Employee Job Satisfaction

Innovative work behavior (IWB) increases employee productivity and performance.This study investigates the relationship between knowledge sharing (KS) and innovative work behavior (IWB), mediated by organizational learning (OL) and employee job satisfaction (EJS), in 320 employees of the tourism sector of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia.The results reveal that K.S. has no direct effect on IWB among tourism MSME actors.However, KS has a significant positive effect on OL and EJS.In turn, OL and EJS are positively related to IWB.Thus, KS contributes to IWB indirectly through increasing OL and EJS.These findings suggest that tourism MSME managers should promote K.S. practices to foster a sustainable learning environment and increase employee satisfaction, which can effectively motivate innovative behavior.This study makes a theoretical contribution by integrating social exchange theory and expectancy theory to understand previous IWB practices.We provide empirical evidence regarding the mediating mechanisms linking KS and IWB in Indonesian tourism MSMEs, to address the research gap.The practical implication is that employee management initiatives to facilitate KS and organizational Learning can increase IWB by considering job satisfaction factors.The crosssectional survey methodology imposes several limitations.Future research could examine other variables influencing IWB, use longitudinal designs, and include different tourism contexts.