The Role of Trust to Innovation in Relation between "Person-Organization Fit" and "Innovative Work Behavior" in Knowledge-based Firms (Case Study: Science and Technology Park of Tehran University)

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Innovation in today's competitive world is vital not only for development of organizations but also for their survival. Organizations need regular and fast technologies in goods, services, technologies, and processes. Those organizations those are not able to offer innovative goods and services to market will be doomed to failure. The key to innovation is employees' innovative work behavior. The aim by present study is to examine the role of trust to innovation and fit of person to job and organization in developing innovative work behavior. Population of study consists of managers and experts from knowledge-based firms established in science and technology Park of Tehran University and size of sample is 126 obtained through stratified random sampling way. Data gathering toll is the standard questionnaire, for whose reliability Cronbach alpha was applied. Present study is an applied study in terms of purpose and in terms of collecting data it is regarded as a descriptive survey. Considered model was studied using structural equations modeling. Findings indicate that there is a positive relation between innovative work behavior and employees' work performance. Views and perceptions of person about fit to job and organization has positive significant impact on employees' innovative behavior through mediating role of trust to innovation.

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