Assessing the Effects of Future Time Perspectives in the Relationship between High Performance Work Systems and the Innovative Work Behaviors of Employees:

Abstract

This study examined the Cross-Level outcomes of High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) on the company and employee outcomes. At the company level, the study assessed the outcomes of HPWS utilization on innovative performance of an organization. Data was collected from selected commercial banks in Mwanza-Tanzania. The respondents in the company level included the HR managers, the CEOs of the banks, the bank managers and the head of department in the banks. The study was guided by social exchange theory. Social exchange theory (SET) is a theory that is used in social and management science to explain the relationship between employees and employers in a working environment. The study also was guided by social exchange theory and socio – emotional motivational constructs of future time perspective as they are factors towards the superior performance of organization. This research used hierarchical liner modeling approach to test the relationship between the company level and employee level. The study also seeks to test the mediation effect of FTP between HPWS and IWB. This study employed survey design. This study employed questionnaires as a main tool for data collection. Purposive sampling was employed. Descriptive statistics were used as a method for data analysis. The study's findings highlight a positive and significant correlation between future time perspective and innovative work behaviors among employees in the Tanzanian banking sector. This insight provides a valuable lens through which researchers can understand the psychological mechanisms driving innovation within this specific context. The implications extend beyond academia, offering practical insights for practitioners in Tanzania's banking sector.