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 Volume 10, Issue 6 (June 2023), Pages: 195-200

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 Original Research Paper

Organizational creativity and remote working in the deployment of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

 Author(s): 

 Rajeh Bati Almasradi 1, Mohamed Romdhane 2, Mohamed Bilel Triki 3, *

 Affiliation(s):

 1Department of Business Administration, College of Business, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
 2Departement of Finance, Institut Supérieur de Gestion ISG, University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
 3Department of Administration, Applied College, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0696-392X

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.06.023

 Abstract:

The objective of this research is to examine and assess the impact of the initial experiences of remote working in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the study focuses on investigating the extent to which remote working in various economic and administrative sectors in Saudi Arabia has influenced organizational creativity. The research follows an exploratory approach, benefiting from unique insights obtained through a questionnaire distributed among employees of both Saudi and international companies. The questionnaire is designed around four key dimensions: changes in working practices, knowledge-creation processes, remote working, and organizational creativity. The methodology employed in this study involves weighted logistic regression to analyze the relationship between remote working and organizational creativity. The findings demonstrate that certain factors, such as learning, trust, autonomy, and remote working itself, have a positive impact on organizational creativity. These factors facilitate the independent generation of innovative and valuable ideas for services or products. On the other hand, centralization within organizations appears to discourage creative work. In conclusion, this research sheds light on the effects of remote working in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the significance of factors that contribute to organizational creativity in the context of remote work. The findings have implications for businesses and policymakers seeking to promote creativity and innovation within their organizations during times of remote work arrangements.

 © 2023 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Organizational creativity, Remote working, Saudi Arabia, COVID-19

 Article History: Received 20 December 2022, Received in revised form 8 April 2023, Accepted 3 May 2023

 Acknowledgment 

The researchers present their thanks and appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at the University of Bisha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for funding this research through the University of Bisha's initiative for research. Grant number (UB-Promising-9-1443).

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Almasradi RB, Romdhane M, and Triki MB (2023). Organizational creativity and remote working in the deployment of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(6): 195-200

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