RELATIONSHIPS OF POSITIVE ORIENTATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST TO WELL-BEING AND INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR: MEDIATING ROLE OF WORK ENGAGEMENT

Abstract

The purposes of this research were (1) to examine the influences of positive orientation and organizational trust on well-being and innovative behavior; (2) to examine the influence of work engagement on well-being and innovative behavior, and (3) to investigate the mediating role of work engagement in the relationships of positive orientation and organizational trust to well-being and innovative behavior. Correlation research was conducted in this study. The sample was comprised of 452 employees working in government and private organizations in Chiang Mai. The data were analyzed by using the Pearson’s product moment correlation and path analysis. The results showed that Positive orientation predicted well-being and innovative behavior (β = .31, .19, p < .01). Organizational trust predicted well-being (β = .13, p < .01). Positive orientation and Organizational trust predicted work engagement (β = .26, .52, p < .01). Work engagement predicted well-being and innovative behavior (β = .38, .45, p < .01). Furthermore work engagement mediated the effect of positive orientation on well-being and innovative behavior. Positive orientation had both direct and indirect positive influences on well-being and innovative behavior. Additional work engagement mediated the effect of organizational trust on well-being and innovative behavior. Organizational trust had both direct and indirect positive influences on well-being, but had on direct effect on innovative behavior.