Psychological contract dynamics and employee innovative behavior in the Nigerian hospitality sector

Abstract

The research study focuses on psychological contract dynamics and employee innovative behavior in the Nigerian Hospitality Sector. There is an increasing demand for employees to be innovative at work in the face of the current environment constraint, the reason being that employees are the strategic tool for achieving productivity at work. But at then, their level of innovativeness is based on the contract relationship between both parties (Managers and Employees). The research study aim is to examine the influence of psychological contract with the dimensions of mutual trust, mutual obligation and perceived fairness on organizational employee innovative behavior. Review of related literature was examined and from these, empirical links were also drawn. A sample size of one hundred and thirty-nine (139) employees from a population of Four Hundred (400) employees in Twenty five Functional Hotels in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State was used for the study. Questionnaires were the primary means of
collecting data in this study. Descriptive and inferential analyses of the data were conducted. Using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), the Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient (SRCC) was obtained for analyzing the hypothesized statements and from the results it was revealed that there is a positive relationship between mutual trust, mutual obligation and perceived fairness on the innovativeness of employees respectively. Among others, the practical implications show that Managers and employees must exhibit trust in relation to the contract agreement through which commitment will be attained and creative efforts will be generated at work.