Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2021, 67(1):11-20 | DOI: 10.17221/319/2020-AGRICECON

How to increase production performance of Slovak agricultural companies: The key task of supporting innovative work behavior and information sharingOriginal Paper

Nadežda Jankelová ORCID...*, Zuzana Joniaková
Department of Management, Faculty of Business Management, University of Economics in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia

The goal of this paper is to test the hypothesis of positive correlation between the innovative work behavior (IWB) support on the part of agricultural managers and the production performance of agricultural companies, mediated through information sharing in the companies. The research was performed on a sample of 175 companies of primary agricultural production in Slovakia. All data was analysed using the SPSS version 22.0 software package. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to assess the internal consistency of scales reliability. The Baron and Kenny mediator model was also used. The hypothesis was confirmed by the research. Complete mediation was identified where up to 91.6% of the overall effect is mediated through the sharing of the information variable. The practical implications of the research point out that the transparency of communication and support of innovations introduce positive effects in relation to the performance of agricultural companies. The IWB support is a predictor of production performance of agricultural companies. However, it does not have a clear effect; the effects of other factors are important. The IWB support positively affects the production performance of companies through the sharing of information between the managers and the employees, which becomes an important tool of innovative management. Agricultural cooperatives and joint stock companies can profit less significantly from the IWB support through the sharing of information than limited liability companies. The effect of IWB support on the production performance of cooperatives in natural expression shows statistically less significant impact.

Keywords: agricultural companies; information; innovation; management; performance; Slovak Republic

Published: January 29, 2021  Show citation

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