Self Determination and Employee Innovative Behaviour in the Nigerian Telecommunication Industry

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between Self Determination and Employee Innovative Behaviour. Using Cross Sectional Survey design, a sample size of 310 employees from the Telecommunication Industry in the South-South zone of Nigeria was used as respondents. The results drawn from the use of Spearman Rank Order Correlation showed that Self Determination had a significant positive relationship with idea generation and idea development, but weak significant relationship with idea implementation. This result suggest that an empowered employee with autonomy to alter work processes positively will no doubt lend his competence and skills to promoting new ideas in work organization as was observed in the telecommunication sector.

Keywords: Self-determination, idea generation, idea development, idea implementation