Purpose: The aim of this study was to go beyond measurement invariance and assess whether innovation and its antecedents relate to each other in the same way for men as for women when using measurement invariant instruments. Design/methodology/approach: The sample represents 52 South African organisations, with 60 employees from each, amounting to 3143 respondents, of which 56.4% were men and 43.6% women. Four instruments, of which the measurement invariance across gender has been determined, were included in the study. The relationship between innovation and its antecedents was assessed by performing both correlation and regression analyses for men and women separately, and comparing the findings. Thereafter, gender was introduced as moderator between innovation and its antecedents. Findings/results: The results reveal that the relationships between innovation and its antecedents do not differ practically across gender, nor does gender moderate the relationship between these variables. Practical implications: Although gender and gender diversity are often associated with innovation, this research reveals that gender does not alter the way the antecedents to innovation influence innovation at an individual level. Originality/value: Through applying quantitative and sophisticated methodologies this research contributes to an evidence-based debate on gender in the workplace.

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创新及其前因之间关系中的性别差异

目的：本研究的目的是超越测量不变性，并评估使用测量不变性工具时男性及其女性是否以相同的方式相互联系创新及其前身。设计/方法/方法：样本代表了52个南非组织，每个组织有60名员工，总计3143名受访者，其中男性占56.4％，女性占43.6％。该研究包括四种仪器，其中已经确定了跨性别的测量不变性。通过分别对男性和女性进行相关性分析和回归分析，并比较研究结果，评估了创新及其前身之间的关系。此后，性别被介绍为创新及其前身之间的主持人。结果/结果：结果表明，创新及其先行者之间的关系实际上在性别之间没有差异，性别也不会调节这些变量之间的关系。实际意义：尽管性别和性别多样性通常与创新相关，但这项研究表明，性别并没有改变创新的先例在个人层面影响创新的方式。独创性/价值：通过运用定量和复杂的方法，本研究有助于就工作场所中的性别进行循证辩论。这项研究表明，性别并不会改变创新的先例在个人层面影响创新的方式。原创性/价值：通过运用定量和复杂的方法，本研究有助于就工作场所中的性别展开循证辩论。这项研究表明，性别并不会改变创新的先例在个人层面影响创新的方式。原创性/价值：通过运用定量和复杂的方法，本研究有助于就工作场所中的性别展开循证辩论。