Well-Being at Work and Innovative Performance of Employees: The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital. A Study of Full Professors and Assistant Professors of French University
The objective of this article is to test the reciprocal effects of well-being at work and innovative performance of employees, and the mediating effect of psychological capital on these relationships. Based on a study conducted with 400 Full Professors and Assistant Professors from French universities, the results of the research reveal positive and significant reciprocal effects between well-being at work and innovative performance. Moreover, they show that psychological capital has a positive mediating effect on these relationships. A virtuous spiral, mediated by the psychological capital of individuals, seems to emerge between well-being at work and innovative performance.