The Moderating Role of Locus of Control on the Effect of Work Engagement to Innovative Work Behavior: An Application for Food and Beverage Department Employees

Abstract

The aim of the study is to test the moderating effect of locus of control on the effect of work engagement to innovative work behavior of the employees in the field of food and beverage department. In this context, a field study was conducted on the employees of the food and beverage department of the hotel businesses operating in Antalya in order to analyze the research model and the data were obtained by using the survey technique. Using the convenience sampling method, 432 questionnaires were collected from food and beverage employees. Appropriate statistical package programs were used in the analysis of the collected data. As a result of the research, it has been determined that work engagement affects positively innovative work behavior. Within the scope of the moderating effect, while the internal locus of control has no effect, it has been found that the external locus of control has a moderating role in the relationship between work engagement and innovative business behavior. Finally, it was seen that the effect of work engagement on innovative work behavior was significant at low, medium, and high external locus of control levels.