Modelling Mediating Driver Practices That Promote Innovative Behavior for Technology Students

Abstract

The purpose of the research presented in this chapter was to focus on the individual and contextual antecedents of innovative behavior (IB) via the mediating effects of knowledge sharing behavior (KSB). It proposed a conceptual model and hypothesized that course design characteristics (CDCs), self-regulated learning (SRL), and KSB positively promoted individual innovative behavior (IIB) among technology students. Knowledge sharing behavior, subsequently and concurrently, promoted individual innovative behavior. The research studied students undertaking technology computer-related programs so as to generate empirical data for use in structural equation modelling (SEM). Through a literature review and theoretical deduction, the research excavated the driver practices among CDC, SRL, KSB, and IIB in depth.