Factors Influencing Employee Creative Work Behavior: The Case of Geosynthetics Industrial Works Plc (GIW)

Abstract

This study investigates the factors influencing employee creative work behavior within Geosynthetics Industrial Works Plc (GIW) in Ethiopia, focusing on job autonomy, perceived work significance, work difficulty, supervisory support, and psychological safety. Adopting a mixed-methods research approach, the study integrates quantitative data from structured surveys and qualitative insights from interviews, targeting all 380 core employees, including process owners, senior managers, production supervisors, and non-managerial staff. A sample size of 197 was determined using Yamane's formula, with simple random sampling for surveys and purposive sampling for interviews. Quantitative data analysis involved descriptive statistics, correlation, and multiple linear regression, while qualitative data underwent thematic summarized and condensed form . The findings reveal that all five factors significantly predict the creative climate at GIW, with psychological safety being the strongest predictor. The study concludes that enhancing job autonomy, perceived work significance, challenging tasks, supervisory support, and psychological safety can foster a more creative work environment. Recommendations include increasing job autonomy, emphasizing the significance of work, providing challenging tasks, improving supervisory support, and strengthening psychological safety to drive organizational innovation and success.