International Journal of Research Studies in Management
CollabWritive Special Issue
2024 Volume 12 Issue 16
Available Online: 6 December 2024
Author/s:
Chen, Xuesong
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines
Abstract:
In the highly competitive environment of pharmaceutical enterprises, the coordinated role of innovation drive and organizational ethos is crucial. The entrepreneurial spirit of a company not only affects its market position but also profoundly impacts employee creativity, the harmony of organizational culture, and the company’s long-term development. This study focuses on pharmaceutical enterprises, exploring how a company’s entrepreneurial spirit, through the multidimensional operations of innovation drive, resource coordination, risk management, and leadership, influences employee creativity. Furthermore, the study analyzes how organizational ethos moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial spirit and employee creativity, aiming to provide an effective management framework that enhances employee efficiency and innovation capacity. The main objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between four core dimensions of entrepreneurial spirit—innovation drive, resource coordination, risk management, and leadership—and various aspects of employee creativity (self-efficacy, identity, and role perception). Additionally, the study examines the moderating effect of organizational ethos, including decision-making processes, shared values, and stakeholder management, on the relationship between entrepreneurial spirit and employee creativity, constructing a theoretical framework of Positive Organizational Climate that effectively enhances employee engagement. This research adopts a quantitative approach, collecting data from 407 employees across five pharmaceutical enterprises in Yunnan Province through a questionnaire survey. The respondents span multiple levels, from frontline employees to management, and come from diverse backgrounds. A total of 50 questions across 10 dimensions of the three variables were quantified, and descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were employed to process the data, revealing the interrelationships among the various dimensions. Currently, while there is abundant research on the relationship between entrepreneurial spirit and employee creativity, much of it focuses on a single dimension. There is limited literature on the combined effects of multidimensional factors such as innovation drive, leadership, resource coordination, and risk management on employee creativity. Moreover, the moderating role of organizational ethos in the relationship between entrepreneurial spirit and employee creativity has not been thoroughly explored. To address this gap, this study conducts a systematic analysis to fill the research void and provides suggestions for future research directions. Through descriptive statistics and correlation analysis, the study reveals a significant positive correlation between entrepreneurial spirit, organizational ethos, and employee creativity. In particular, the positive correlation between innovation drive and employee self-efficacy, identity, and role perception is the most prominent. This indicates that when a company has a strong innovation culture, employees are more likely to demonstrate high levels of creativity and enthusiasm. Effective resource coordination and leadership also enhance a company’s decision-making processes, shared values, and stakeholder management abilities, further promoting organizational harmony and innovation. The study also finds that organizational ethos plays a key moderating role in the relationship between entrepreneurial spirit and employee creativity. Specifically, the transparency of decision-making processes and the openness of shared values significantly enhance employee creativity. Additionally, stakeholder management fosters employees’ trust and sense of belonging, further driving innovation and organizational harmony within the company. Therefore, in the pursuit of innovation, companies must focus on shaping their organizational ethos to ensure that the entrepreneurial spirit can fully exert its positive influence on employee creativity. Based on these findings, the study proposes an innovative Positive Organizational Climate framework to enhance employee creativity. This framework not only provides theoretical support for corporate managers but also offers strategic suggestions for pharmaceutical enterprises in practical management. By strengthening the impact of entrepreneurial spirit and organizational ethos on employee creativity, this framework offers a new pathway for organizations to build a Positive Organizational Climate that effectively boosts employee creativity in the era of Industry 4.0.
Keywords: entrepreneurial spirit, organizational ethos, employee creativity, positive organizational climate
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2024.1321
Cite this article:
Chen, X. (2024). Entrepreneurial spirit, organizational ethos and employee creativity: Basis for positive organizational climate. International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 12(16), 43-62. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2024.1321