We draw upon the theory of Conservation of Resources (COR) in positing political skill and role overload as influencing perceptions of either resource loss or conservation not previously studied in innovative work behavior. Based on a survey of 249 junior doctors in the United Kingdom, we found that role overload not only had direct positive effects on innovative work behavior but also negatively affects innovative work behavior, mediated through its effects on perceived organizational support. Political skill was positively associated with innovative work behavior, mediated through role-breadth self-efficacy. Our findings support a growing body of literature suggesting that engaging in innovative work behavior is a problem-focused coping strategy to deal with job demands and stressors. Current theorizing that job demands can have positive effects on innovative work behavior needs to be reconsidered given alternative negative effects suggested by COR.

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政治技能和角色超负荷是公共部门创新工作行为的前提

我们基于资源节约（COR）的理论，认为政治技能和角色超负荷会影响对资源损失或节约的看法，而这种看法是以前在创新工作行为中未曾研究过的。根据对英国249位初级医生的调查，我们发现角色超载不仅对创新工作行为具有直接的积极影响，而且还通过其对感知到的组织支持的影响而对创新工作行为产生负面影响。政治技能与创新工作行为呈正相关，这是通过角色广度的自我效能感来介导的。我们的发现支持越来越多的文献，表明从事创新工作行为是一种以问题为中心的应对策略，可以应对工作需求和压力。