Psychological Empowerment at Workplace: An Approach to Enhance Individual Creativity and Firm Innovativeness among Employees

Abstract

Psychological empowerment within the workplace serves as a pivotal determinant of innovative behavior. This research endeavors to elucidate the mediating role of psychological empowerment in the nexus between individual creativity and organizational innovativeness. A cohort of 300 employees hailing from both governmental and private sectors in Multan was meticulously selected for this study. Utilizing a self-administered questionnaire, participants were assessed on dimensions of psychological empowerment, individual creativity, and firm innovativeness. Data were meticulously analyzed employing SPSS version 22. The empirical evidence unearthed a salient positive correlation between individual creativity, psychological empowerment, and organizational innovativeness. Moreover, the study discerned that psychological empowerment acts as a mediator in the association between individual creativity and organizational innovativeness. Consequently, the research posits that augmenting psychological empowerment through targeted interventions can significantly amplify both individual creativity and organizational innovation.