Impact of Administrative Empowerment on Administrative Creativity: Organizational Culture as a Mediator
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This study explores the impact of administrative empowerment on organizational culture and examines how these dynamics jointly foster administrative creativity within the setting of Sana’a University. Adopting a quantitative, cross-sectional design, data were collected from 207 administrative employees representing various levels of responsibility. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to validate measurement constructs, while Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) examined direct and mediated relationships among the variables. Results indicate that administrative empowerment positively and significantly affects organizational culture and administrative creativity. Moreover, organizational culture serves as a vital mediator, strengthening the link between empowerment and creativity. The findings highlight that when administrators are granted meaningful roles and decision-making authority, and when the institutional culture promotes trust, collaboration, and innovation, creativity flourishes. The study underscores the need for higher education institutions to integrate empowerment strategies with a supportive culture, thereby enhancing creative problem-solving and resilience. Educational leaders can leverage this synergy by investing in professional development, fostering open communication channels, and rewarding creative contributions. By focusing on an academic institution in a dynamic context, this research provides empirical insights into the pivotal role of both empowerment and culture in driving administrative creativity in higher education institutions.
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