Review of employees' bootleg innovation behavior

Innovation behavior is an important factor to help enterprises gain competitive advantage. Bootleg innovation, as a special form of enterprise innovation, is becoming more and more common in enterprises. Bootleg innovation means that individuals continue to carry out hidden innovation behaviors because they firmly believe that innovative ideas are beneficial to the organization. Relevant studies show that employees, leaders and organizational factors all have an impact on bootleg innovation. However, the effect of bootleg innovation has not been universally recognized. Studies show that bootleg innovation can improve the innovation performance of employees and organizations, but it may also lead to the decline of organizational efficiency. In this paper, the formation factors and effects of bootleg innovation are sorted out, hoping to provide reference for subsequent research.