RESEARCH ON THE INFLUENCE MECHANISM OF ZHONGYONG THINKING ON EMPLOYEES' DEVIANT INNOVATION BEHAVIOR

Based on the questionnaire of 510 employees in the technology R&D department of Chinese enterprises, this paper investigates the influence mechanism of Zhongyong thinking on employees' deviant innovation behavior and the moderating effect of self-efficacy, team mindfulness, and organizational identity. The results show that Zhongyong thinking negatively affects employees' deviant innovation behavior, and self-efficacy, team mindfulness, and organizational identity play a negative moderating role in the process of Zhongyong thinking influencing employees' deviant innovation behavior. This study is helpful to strengthen the understanding of the influencing factors and mechanisms of employees' deviant innovation behaviors and also provides a reference for enterprises to effectively deal with employees' deviant innovation behaviors in the practice of innovation management.