Job Autonomy and Innovative Work Behavior of Marketing Employees in the Automotive Industry in Indonesia: The Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment

This research intends to analyze the influence of job autonomy and organizational commitment on the innovative work behavior of marketing employees in the automotive industry in Indonesia. A totaloof 230 questionnaires were distributed to marketing employees located in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, and finally, 209 questionnaires were collected and used as a sample in this study. The data analysis method used Structural Equation Modeling using AMOS version 23. The results of the research prove that job autonomy and organizational commitment significantly influence innovative-work behavior of marketing employees in the automotive industry in Indonesia. Job autonomy also influences employee commitment positively and significantly. The indirect effect between job autonomy through organizational commitment on innovative work behavior has a larger effect than the direct effect of the job autonomy on innovative work behavior. We suggest to improve the organizational commitment of marketing employees and also job autonomy to enhance innovative work behavior. Originality/value of our study, the model proposed can be applied successfully, which suppose the job autonomy and organizational commitment to innovative work behavior. We also find that organizational commitment has a role as mediating or intervening variable between job autonomy and innovative work behavior of marketing employees in the automotive industry in Indonesia.