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Job embeddedness is defined as a combination of organizational and extra-organizational factors that prevent a person from leaving their job. The background of job embeddedness is not clearly established in the literature. The aim of this study was to analyze the interactions between organizational practices, innovative work behavior, and job satisfaction as possible explanatory variables. A quantitative, correlational-explanatory, and cross-sectional empirical verification was carried out on a non-probabilistic sample of 381 Argentine workers. Validated scales were applied to measure the variables studied. The results indicate that innovative work behavior is a mediator, and job satisfaction is a moderator in the relationships between practices and job embeddedness. The findings show the importance of innovative work behaviors to increase well-being at work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The research sought to analyze the innovative behavior of employees who work in a telecommunications company in Ceará. The study is exploratory, descriptive and quantitative, with data collected through a survey (questionnaire), with 187 employees and treated by descriptive statistics and factor analysis, supported by the Organizational Development Theory, developed by Bradford (1962) and by the Theory of Planned Behavior, elaborated by Ajzen (1985). The results point to a dynamic and flexible organization, which promotes stimuli and supports innovative behavior, however, it is necessary to improve the environment and organizational structure. Finally, when innovative behavior is frequently adopted, organizational and process innovation results, which promotes organizational innovation, development and competitiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study analyzes the influence of sustainable and innovative behavioral constructs on the entrepreneurial intentions of university students. The investigated students were from the Administration and Executive Secretariat undergraduate programs. The influence on entrepreneurial intention by other entrepreneurs in the family or due to gender was also investigated. This is a descriptive research project of a quantitative nature. A sample of 429 students from a public university was obtained, in which 285 students were from the Administration program and 144 students were from the Executive Secretariat program. Various data analysis techniques were used for the treatment of data, including factorial analysis and logistic regression. The results indicated that sustainable and innovative behaviors influence the entrepreneurial intention of students in both the Administration and Executive Secretariat programs. In addition, entrepreneurs in the family strongly influenced the entrepreneurial intention of these individuals. There was also a gender influence on the entrepreneurial intention: for students from the Administration program, men appeared to be more prone to entrepreneurship than women, but this was not present among Executive Secretariat students. This study also contributes to the promotion of policies and practices at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), because entrepreneurial intention is at present relevant. It is expected that HEIs incorporate sustainable and innovative social studies and practices to foster social and environmental benefits aligned with entrepreneurship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is about innovativeness in the context of entrepreneurial orientation. The aim is to present the results of an exploratory and qualitative research that sought to characterize innovativeness in food industries. A conceptual review on entrepreneurial orientation and innovativeness is presented as a base for the study. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews with professionals of nine medium and large food industries from the central region of Rio Grande do Sul state. The analysis concludes with an over-view about innovative behavior, which is evidenced differently in industries surveyed. Innovation in products and services is featured in four industries, while process innovation is a priority in eight of the nine industries. There is constant investment in innovation, for a department of P&D in four industries and active participation of the supplier in innovations of the both industries. There are people dedicated to innovative activities in five industries and people involved in the other part. Creativity is especially important, although lacks systematic procedures for its development. The differentiation is especially in cases where it is possible to have innovative activities of difficult for competitors to duplicate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]