The impact of management support on individual learning opportunity and creativity performance in Hong Kong manufacturing companies

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship and effect of management support on individual creativity performance by focusing on the individual learning opportunity, adaptability to change and learning motivation in Hong Kong manufacturing companies.

Design/methodology/approach

This study is based on survey data collection by using a respondent-driven approach from 266 employees working in Hong Kong-based manufacturing firms. The model and hypotheses were tested by employing variance-based structural equation modeling.

Findings

The findings indicate that management support has a positive effect on individual learning opportunity and creativity performance. Also, a significant positive relationship between individual creativity, performance, individual learning opportunity, adaptability to change, and learning motivation has been yielded. The management support has an overall positive link with all variables directly and indirectly.

Practical implications

Top management can foster employee creativity by supporting and providing learning opportunities and motivating employees to develop adaptive capability at an individual level.

Originality/value

An empirical study of how management support can foster individual creativity performance and individual learning opportunity. This study is one of the first to examine the positive relationship between management support and individual creativity by validating a purposed model, especially in the context of the Hong Kong manufacturing industry.

Citation

Sun, H., Ali, Z. and Wei, L. (2022), "The impact of management support on individual learning opportunity and creativity performance in Hong Kong manufacturing companies", Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 33 No. 4, pp. 696-716. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-01-2021-0001