Abstract:

Objectives: Creativity, innovativeness and psychological empowerment are important and key elements for 21st-century organization because of employee performance and business successful. In this context, this study tries to reveal the interrelationship among creative climate, innovative work behavior and psychological empowerment. Methods: For this purpose, data obtained from 241 employees who work as engineers, architects and designer of both public agency and private sector in the Turkey were used to examine the hypothesized relationship among variables. Data are analyzed through the SPSS statistical packaged software. Results: Result indicated that there is a significant and positive relationship among all variables and perceived psychological empowerment mediate the effects of creative climate on innovative work behavior. Originality: Psychological empowerment has a crucial role in improving innovative work behavior. Because, as it is expected that creative climate is a precondition in order to uncover new things (product, process, etc.). However, perception of psychological empowerment will be supported creative climate within organization.

Keywords: