Exploring the Impact of Organizational Culture on Corporate Innovation: The Mediating Role of Psychological Safety

Organizational culture plays a critical role in shaping employee behavior, particularly in fostering innovation. Psychological safety, reflecting employees’ perceived interpersonal risk, is increasingly viewed as a key mediating mechanism linking culture to innovation. This study employs structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the relationships among organizational culture, psychological safety, and corporate innovation. Based on 367 valid survey responses, the analysis using SPSS and AMOS shows that organizational culture significantly predicts corporate innovation (β = 0.384, p < 0.001) and positively influences psychological safety (β = 0.561, p < 0.001). Psychological safety also significantly affects innovation (β = 0.327, p < 0.001). Bootstrap results confirm a significant partial mediation effect (indirect effect = 0.183, 95% CI [0.116, 0.267]).These findings clarify the “culture–psychology–innovation” pathway and offer practical guidance for enhancing innovation through cultural and psychological strategies.