The purpose of this study is to verify the mediating effect of empowerment on the relation between job characteristics and creativity. This study also examines the relationship job characteristics and creativity. As a result of this study, job characteristics had positive influence on empowerment. Empowerment had positive influence on creativity. Also job characteristics had positive effect on creativity at first, but it did not have a direct effect on creativity when empowerment was considered. These mean that empowerment is complete mediation variable because job characteristics no longer affects creativity after empowerment has been considered. Several implications, limitations and directions for future research were discussed.

• 장은혜(금오공과대학교 경영학과) | Eun-Hye Jang
• 이광희(금오공과대학교 경영학과) | Kwang-Hee Lee Corresponding Author
• 이윤호(금오공과대학교 경영학과) | Yoon-Ho Lee