# Examining the Influence of Job Satisfaction on Individual Innovation and Its Components: Considering the Moderating Role of Technostress

**Authors:** Fatemeh Daneshmandi, Hassan Hessari, Tahmineh Nategh, Ali Bai  
**arXiv:** [2310.13861](https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.13861)  
**Date:** 2023-10-20  
**Summary page:** https://www.summarizepaper.com/en/paper/2310.13861v1/

## Key points

- Employee innovation is crucial for organizational success
- Factors influencing individual innovation should be studied
- Job satisfaction is a significant variable in management sciences
- Technological advancements have interconnected all organizations
- The research aims to explore the relationship between job satisfaction and individual innovation, considering the moderating role of technostress
- Descriptive survey used as data collection method
- Data collection tools: Technostress Inventory, Individual Innovation Questionnaire, Job Satisfaction Survey
- Sample size: 215 participants
- Data analysis conducted using SPSS and SMART-PLS software
- Job satisfaction has a positive relationship with individual innovation, specifically in terms of idea generation, promotion, and implementation.
- Technostress moderates the relationship between job satisfaction and individual innovation, as well as idea generation and promotion.
- Technostress does not moderate the relationship between job satisfaction and idea implementation.
- Organizations should increase job satisfaction while addressing technostress to foster an environment conducive to individual innovation.

## Summary

In the current era, employee innovation plays a crucial role in the success of organizations. Therefore, it is essential to study the factors that influence individual innovation. One significant variable in management sciences is job satisfaction. With advancements in technology, all organizations are now interconnected with technology. The objective of this research is to explore the relationship between job satisfaction and individual innovation, including its components, while considering the moderating role of technostress. The study adopts an applied purpose and utilizes a descriptive survey as the data collection method. The Technostress Inventory by Tarafdar and colleagues (2007), Janssen's Individual Innovation Questionnaire (2000), and the Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) by Spector (1994) were used as data collection tools, with their validity and reliability confirmed. The sample size for this study was 215, and data analysis was conducted using SPSS and SMART-PLS software. The findings reveal that job satisfaction has a significant and positive relationship with individual innovation, specifically in terms of idea generation, idea promotion, and idea implementation. Furthermore, technostress was found to moderate the relationship between job satisfaction and individual innovation as well as idea generation and idea promotion. However, technostress did not play a moderating role in the relationship between job satisfaction and idea implementation. Based on these results, organizations should take necessary measures to increase job satisfaction among employees while also addressing technostress issues. By doing so, organizations can foster a conducive environment for individual innovation within their workforce.