THE INTERMEDIARY ROLE OF INNOVATION ABILITY BETWEEN INNOVATIVE INTENTION AND INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL TALENTS
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China’s scientific and technology system reform has entered an area of broad implementation, and scientific and technological innovation has become a major research field, while scientific and technological talents are the backbone of scientific and technological innovation. At present, the managers of scientific research institutions and enterprises have not yet gained an understanding of the intermediary factors that affect the innovative behavior of scientific and technological talents and still lack a clear comprehension of the functional relationship path by which these antecedents, such as the willingness and ability to innovate, affect the innovative behavior of scientific and technological talents. This paper therefore discusses the influence of individual innovation willingness and the innovation behavior of scientific and technological talents. At the same time, combined with rational behavior theory, this paper applies innovation ability as an intermediary variable and discusses the influence of innovation ability on the innovation behavior of scientific and technological talents. In addition, the scientific and technological talents were selected as the research object, a model of the innovative willingness and innovative behavior of scientific and technological talents mediated by innovative ability was constructed, and the influence of their innovative willingness and innovative behavior and its influencing mechanism were discussed. It was found that the innovation willingness of scientific and technological talents has a significant positive impact on innovation behavior, and also indirectly affects innovation behavior through the intermediary role of innovation ability. According to the survey results, at present, China emphasizes scientific and technological innovation, and the innovative behavior of scientific and technological talents is closely related to the development of market players. Consequently, both the government and enterprises must attach importance to enhancing the innovative willingness and strengthening the innovative ability of scientific and technological talents.
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