Corporate Ethical Values, Group Creativity, Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention: The Impact of Work Context on Work Response

Abstract

A corporate culture strengthened by ethical values and other positive business practices likely yields more favorable employee work responses. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the degree to which perceived corporate ethical values work in concert with group creativity to influence both job satisfaction and turnover intention. Using a self-report questionnaire, information was collected from 781 healthcare and administrative employees working at a multi-campus education-based healthcare organization. Additional survey data was collected from a comparative convenience sample of 127 sales and marketing employees working for a variety of firms operating in the south-central United States. The results indicated that group creativity and corporate ethical values were positively related, and that both variables were associated with increased job satisfaction. Conversely, corporate ethical values and job satisfaction were associated with decreased turnover intention. Sales managers should create work cultures that precipitate increased ethical values and group creativity, and suggestions about how they may institutionalize these factors are provided.

The Associations between Ethical Organizational Culture, Burnout, and Engagement: A Multilevel Study

“…Several studies have also provided empirical support for the notion that a higher level of organizational ethics is associated positively with different individual outcomes, such as better job satisfaction (Jaramillo, Mulki, & Solomon, 2006;Pettijohn, Pettijohn, & Taylor, 2008;Valentine et al, 2011) and higher organizational commitment (e.g., Huhtala, Feldt, Hyvönen, & Mauno, 2013;Sharma, Borna, & Stearns, 2009;Treviño et al, 1998;Valentine, Godkin, & Lucero, 2002), which can reduce employees' turnover intentions (e.g., Jaramillo et al, 2006;Pettijohn et al, 2008;Valentine et al, 2011). Huhtala et al (2011) showed that ethical culture was associated with less ethical strain, less emotional exhaustion (the core dimension of burnout), and higher work engagement at the individual level.…”

“…In the present study we focus on ethical culture because it is an example of a virtuous environment, an environment characterised by moral values, assumptions and beliefs. This is also significant in supporting well-being, as the cultural context can have a profound effect on levels of stress and attitudes toward work (Peterson & Wilson, 2002), and ethical values can promote positive interactions among employees (Valentine, Godkin, Fleischman, & Kidwell, 2011). Ethical culture has been shown to relate to better well-being among managers (Huhtala, Feldt, Lämsä, Mauno, & Kinnunen, 2011), but evidence on the level of the organization, based on shared experiences, is lacking.…”

Ethical Culture, Employee Intention to Stay and Employee Productivity in the Rivers State Civil Service

“…Also, the finding that intention to stay does not significantly influence the relationship between ethical culture and employee productivity is in consonance with the findings of Pettijohn, Pettijohn and Taylor (2008) who in their study on "ethical behaviours: Their influence on job satisfaction and turnover intentions", submit that employee intentions relatively influence their ethical behaviour which in turn influence their outcomes such as satisfaction, and productivity. In a more recent study, Valentine, et al (2011) investigated the relationship between "corporate ethical values, group creativity, job satisfaction and turnover intention" and came up with a similar result.…”

“…They concluded that employee turnover intentions could negatively affect their perception of ethical culture. Similarly, Valentine, et al (2011) died "Corporate ethical values, group creativity, job satisfaction and turnover intention", and submit that turnover intention slightly moderate the relationship between corporate ethical culture and the other variables.…”

An Empirical Research of Supervisor-subordinate Guanxi in Enterprises

“…For this reason, when the factors in job satisfaction of organizational members are properly controlled, remedial measures could be adopted to enhance employees' job satisfaction and effectively promote the morale and reduce the turnover rate. It shows positive effects on an organization [4] [5].…”