The pervasive business competition in the last decade has compelled researchers to continuously focus on the measurement of innovative work behaviour (IWB). It is also vital to comprehend the employees’ IWB, as their activities/actions are of critical significance for constant improvement and innovation in the organisations. Understanding the concept and development of the theories on IWB, along with the measurement of IWB, is a prerequisite for developing models for enhancing IWB knowledge. With this backdrop, the present study seeks to test five different factorial structures of IWB on a sample of 372 employees working in Indian apparel manufacturing organisations. The data was collected through survey method in two phases (sample 1 = 192 employees and sample 2 = 180 employees) and were analysed for dimensionality and validity of IWB scale. The analysis of psychometric properties of scale revealed the reliability and validity of the correlated five -factor model and high order model of IWB consisting of 20 items. Moreover, the findings indicate the feasibility of IWB in measuring work behaviour related to innovation in the Indian apparel sector, which is a novel contribution in the field. The results can help employees and organisations to measure, evaluate and promote various dimensions or stages of IWB. Also, they can understand how to really practice innovation in the organisational environment of the apparel sector. In this way, by offering valuable insights into the dimensions of IWB, this study contributes to individual behavioural aspects of innovation research, informing theoretical models using data-driven information.

过去十年中普遍存在的商业竞争迫使研究人员不断关注创新工作行为 (IWB) 的测量。理解员工的 IWB 也很重要，因为他们的活动/行动对于组织的持续改进和创新至关重要。了解 IWB 理论的概念和发展，以及 IWB 的测量，是开发模型以增强 IWB 知识的先决条件。在此背景下，本研究试图以在印度服装制造组织工作的 372 名员工为样本，测试 IWB 的五种不同的因子结构。通过调查方法分两个阶段（样本1 = 192名员工和样本2 = 180名员工）收集数据，并分析IWB量表的维度和有效性。量表的心理测量特性分析揭示了由20个项目组成的相关五因素模型和IWB高阶模型的信度和效度。此外，研究结果表明 IWB 在衡量与印度服装行业创新相关的工作行为方面的可行性，这是该领域的一项新贡献。结果可以帮助员工和组织衡量、评估和促进 IWB 的各个维度或阶段。此外，他们可以了解如何在服装行业的组织环境中真正实践创新。通过这种方式，通过提供对 IWB 维度的宝贵见解，本研究有助于创新研究的个人行为方面，为使用数据驱动信息的理论模型提供信息。