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Objectives: This study aims to present a tool to Turkish management literature to measure to creative and innovative behavior in organizations. Innovative Work Behavior Scale (IWB) developed by De Jong and Den Hartog (2010) is adapted into Turkish by analizing the reliability and validity of the measure. Design/methodology/approach: The adaptation study was carried out through bilingual equivalence, measurement invariance, internal consistency reliability and construct validity analyses. The participant group of the bilingual equivalence analysis consists of 41 people studying in Business Management master's programs at various universities in Istanbul. The study group for the messurement invariance analysis consists of 44 people working in a company operating in the retail sector in Istanbul. Internal consistency and construct validity analyzes of the scale were conducted on data obtained from 311 white-collar employees working in businesses operating in various sectors in Istanbul. In the linguistic equivalence and measurement invariance studies, dependent sample t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis were used. For internal consistency testing, the reliability criterion known as Cronbach's Alpha or Alpha Coefficient was used. Exploratory factor analysis was first applied to test the construct validity of the measurement tool. Principal Component Analysis was then applied to examine the factor structures and Varimax vertical axis rotation was performed. Structural equation modeling confirmatory factor analysis was performed to test whether the structure was confirmed or not. Results: It was concluded that the obtained Turkish form has bilingual equivalence with the original form. Invariance analysis showed that there was no significant difference between the first application and the second application. As a result of the internal consistency analysis Item 1 measuring creative work behavior was left out, and a two-factor structure was comfirmed with construct validity analysis. As a result, a two factor scale consisting of 9 items that evaluates creative and innovation work behaviors together has been presented in the Turkish literature. Practical implications: Measuring creativity and innovation in organizations is of high importance; because they are the basis of organizational performance and organizational effectiveness today. The presence of employees who exhibit creative and innovative behaviors is critical for organizations to survive, gain competitive advantage and achieve success. Since the application and evaluation of the Innovative Work Behavior Scale is short and practical, creative and innovative work behaviors will be able to measured easily with a reliable and valid Turkish form. Originality/value: The Turkish form of the scale has been found to be valid and reliable to take its place in the national literature, and it has been demonstrated that it can be used in academic studies and practice in organizations in our country. Many tools used to measure creative and innovative work behaviors consider these behaviors under a single dimension. Innovative Work Behavior Scale evaluates creative work behaviors and innovative work behaviors with two subscales. The scale will enable to evaluatelevels of employees' creative work behaviors and innovative work behaviors separately.

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