Network building ability is an important skill that has positive implications for individuals’ innovative work behaviour. Although high self-monitors are capable of building strategic relationships, little is known about how this capability helps these individuals innovate in service organisations, particularly generating, promoting and realising innovative ideas. We proposed that network building ability may act as an important mediator through which self-monitoring links to innovative work behaviour. Using structural equation modelling to analyse 417 completed questionnaires from employees in the United Arab Emirates service sector, we found that high self-monitors were more likely to have high network building abilities, which in turn help support their innovative work behaviour. The evidence suggests that network building ability fully mediates the relationship between self-monitoring and idea generation and idea promotion, while partially mediating the relationship between self-monitoring and idea realisation. We discuss the theoretical contributions and managerial implications of the study.

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网络建设对自我监控个人创新工作行为的影响：整合人格和社会资本视角

网络建设能力是一项重要技能，对个人的创新工作行为具有积极影响。尽管高度自我监控者能够建立战略关系，但对于这种能力如何帮助这些人在服务组织中进行创新，尤其是产生、促进和实现创新想法，我们知之甚少。我们提出，网络建设能力可以作为一个重要的中介，自我监控通过它与创新的工作行为联系起来。使用结构方程模型分析来自阿拉伯联合酋长国服务业员工的 417 份已完成的问卷，我们发现自我监控能力强的人更有可能具有较高的网络建设能力，这反过来又有助于支持他们的创新工作行为。证据表明，网络建设能力完全中介了自我监控与创意产生和创意推广之间的关系，同时部分中介了自我监控与创意实现之间的关系。我们讨论了这项研究的理论贡献和管理意义。