Creative climate and organisational resilience: the mediating role of innovation

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to investigate the mediation role of innovation between creative climate and organisational resilience.

Design/methodology/approach

The study used a cross-sectional design to collect data about the study variables from parastatal managers using self-administered questionnaires. Hierarchical regression and Medigraph were used to test hypotheses.

Findings

Creative climate has a significant association with innovation and organisational resilience. Innovation partially mediates the effect of creative climate on organisational resilience.

Research limitations/implications

The sample size was small involving only parastatals. The results may be different in an expanded public sector. The study was cross-sectional that is limited in examining long-term effects of creative climate and innovation on organisational resilience. Therefore, a longitudinal study design is proposed for future research.

Practical implications

Managers in parastatals need to provide a conducive creative climate that promotes innovations for organisational resilience.

Originality/value

The study provides empirical evidence on the mediation role of innovation in the relationship between creative climate and organisational resilience in a public sector. The evidence shows the contribution of innovation in striving for organisational resilience based on the creative climate.

Citation

Mafabi, S., Munene, J.C. and Ahiauzu, A. (2015), "Creative climate and organisational resilience: the mediating role of innovation", International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 23 No. 4, pp. 564-587. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-07-2012-0596