The Innovation Behavior Influenced by Demand-control-support (DCS) and Effort-reward-imbalance (ERI) Models

Two major findings of this study were: 1. In DCS model, control had positive effect on workers’ innovation behavior, but low demand / low control and high demand / low control had negative effects on workers’ innovation behavior, low demand / low control / high support, low demand / low control / low support and high demand / low control / low support had negative effects on workers’ innovation behavior. 2.

In ERI model, high overcommitment had positive effect on innovation behavior, low effort / high reward / low overcommitment had negative effect on workers’ innovation behavior, but low demand / high reward / high overcommitment had positive effect on workers’ innovation behavior. The two-way interaction effect of DCS model was better than ERI model, and it could partly support strain hypothesis, iso-strain hypothesis and synergy buffer hypothesis.