The impact of the dimensions of social capital on the innovative behavior : the role of self-efficacy by application on the company of ( MTN YEMEN)

Abstract

This study aimed to recognize the impact of social capital dimensions on employees’ innovative behavior by highlighting the mediating role of self-efficacy to test this relationship. The study adopted the analytical descriptive approach. The study samples were selected from MTN Head Office employees، and due to the diversity of the study population، a random stratified sample of (232) was selected out of a total of 585 employees. To achieve the study objectives، the researcher constructed four main hypothesizes، a questionnaire was administered and the data were analyzed by using the statistical program SPSS (Version 23). The results revealed that there was a positive impact of the dimensions of social capital (structural، relational، cognitive) on self-efficacy and innovative behavior. It also revealed that there was a positive and moral impact of self-efficacy on innovative behavior. Furthermore، selecting the mediating role of self-efficacy as a mediating variable has changed the relationship between the relationships and cognitive dimension on one hand and innovative behavior on the other hand.