Behavioural Cultural Intelligence and Innovative Work Behaviour in Telecommunication Companies in South South, Nigeria

This study examined the relationship between behavioural cultural intelligence and innovative work behaviour in telecommunication companies in South South, Nigeria. The proxies of innovative work behaviour criterion variable were of idea generation, idea promotion and idea realization. The study adopted the cross sectional research survey design. Primary data was generated through structured questionnaire. The population for this study was 283 supervisors in four major telecommunication companies in South South, Nigeria. The sample size of 166 was determined using Taro Yamane sample size determination formula. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman's Rank Order Correlation Statistics. The tests were carried out at a 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between behavioural cultural intelligence and innovative work behaviour in telecommunication companies in South South, Nigeria. Therefore, the study concludes that that the use of behavioural cultural intelligence in the workplace positively enhances employee innovative behaviour in telecommunication companies in South South, Nigeria. Thus, the researcher recommends that telecommunication companies should invest in comprehensive training programs aimed at developing employees behavioural cultural intelligence. These programs should focus on improving cultural knowledge, understanding, and interpretation. Dr. Omoefe Emmanuel Erah | Prof. S. A. Jaja "Behavioural Cultural Intelligence and Innovative Work Behaviour in Telecommunication Companies in South-South, Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-8 | Issue-1 , February 2024, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd63503.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/63503/behavioural-cultural-intelligence-and-innovative-work-behaviour-in-telecommunication-companies-in-southsouth-nigeria/dr-omoefe-emmanuel-erah