The effect of ethic climate on organizational creativity: A research on member companies of gastronomy tourism association (GTD)

The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of ethical climate on organizational creativity. The population of the research consists of member companies of Gastronomy Tourism Association (GTD). Access to all members companies is limited by time, cost and availability and the sample was kept small purposive sampling method was used from qualitative data analysis techniques. Twenty-three tourism stakeholders from GTD member companies were included in the sample. The problem sentence of the study is "Does the ethical climate perception effect the organizational creativity?" In the data collection process, semi-structer interview method which is a qualitative research method used. Questions were prepared before the interview. The participants were asked questions in the interview face to face. The qualitative data were analyzed converted to table and commented by mean of the descriptive analysis. The research consists of three parts. In the first chapter, the concept of organization, organizational climate and ethical climate are examined. The second part is about organizational creativity. The third part covers the subject, importance, aim, method and findings of the study. According to the findings of the research, it was detected that ethical climate has an effect on organizational creativity and increases trust and motivation. It was found that the desire to be more creative increases among the employees with high motivation. At the end of the study, it is planned to present ethical principles in tourism sector in a way that will contribute to the creativity dimensions of the enterprises. In this context, various recommendations have been developed based on the findings obtained and given in the conclusion section. Keywords: Organizational climate, ethic climate, organizational culture, organizational creativity, gastronomy tourism.