The Effects of Employee’s Creative Working Behavior on Organizational Sustainability: A Case of Logistics Service Providers

Suraporn Onputtha, Sarakul Sukortpromme, Umawasee Sriboonlue, Winyu Proykratok

Abstract


This quantitative research aimed at 1) comparing the mean difference of employee creative working behavior categorized by personal factors, 2) comparing the mean difference of organizational sustainability categorized by personal factors, and 3) investigating the effects of employee creative working behavior on organizational sustainability. The samples included 401 employees working in logistics service providers in Bangkok and Metropolitan area, Thailand. The data was collected by using a questionnaire with convenient random sampling technique. Data analysis used both descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics including independent sample t-test, One-Way ANOVA and stepwise multiple regression analysis at the statistically significant level of 0.05. The findings indicated that employees with different personal factors have different opinion level on employee creative working behavior and organizational sustainability. In addition, employee creative working behavior had a positive effect on organizational sustainability at the statistically significant level of 0.05. The study indicated that the organization should focus and understand employees’ personal factors and promote employee creative working behavior in order to create organizational sustainability.

 

Keywords - Employee Creative Working Behavior, Organizational Sustainability, Logistcis Service Providers  


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