%0 Journal Article %T Exploring Psychological Empowerment and Its Connection to Employee Creativity in Vietnam Telecommunication Enterprises: The Mediating Influence of Intrinsic Work Motivation‎ %A Michael Osei %A Kwame Mensah %A Abena Boateng %A Samuel Asare %J Journal of Applied Organizational Systems and Behavior %D 2023 %V 3 %N 1 %P 72-78 %X Employee creativity plays a vital role in boosting the competitive edge of enterprises, particularly those that demand high levels of innovation, such as telecommunication enterprises. This research aims to explore the connections between psychological empowerment, intrinsic work motivation, and employee creativity. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the study combines qualitative insights from in-depth interviews with quantitative data collected through a large-scale survey involving 420 employees from telecommunication companies. The findings reveal that psychological empowerment is strongly linked to both intrinsic work motivation and employee creativity, while intrinsic work motivation positively influences employee creativity. Furthermore, intrinsic work motivation serves as a mediator between psychological empowerment and employee creativity. Drawing on these results, the study offers managerial recommendations emphasizing the importance of nurturing employees’ psychological empowerment and fostering intrinsic work motivation to stimulate employee creativity within Vietnam telecommunication enterprises. %U https://apsshs.com/article/exploring-psychological-empowerment-and-its-connection-to-employee-creativity-in-vietnam-telecommuni-u0ghe5twuoxdhgz