Creativity at work as a joint function between openness to experience, need for cognition and organizational fairness

被引:39
作者
Madrid, Hector P. [1 ]
Patterson, Malcolm G. [2 ]
机构
[1] Pontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Sch Management, Santiago, Chile
[2] Univ Sheffield, Sch Management, Inst Work Psychol, Sheffield S10 2TN, S Yorkshire, England
关键词
Creativity at work; Openness to experience; Need for cognition; Organizational fairness; PERSONALITY-TRAITS; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY; LIMITED RESOURCE; GROUP INNOVATION; JOB-PERFORMANCE; POSITIVE MOOD; SPECIAL-ISSUE; HEDONIC TONE; DUAL PATHWAY;
D O I
10.1016/j.lindif.2015.07.010
中图分类号
G44 [教育心理学];
学科分类号
0402 ; 040202 ;
摘要
This study examines how cognitive personality traits and organizational context interact to predict creativity at work. Drawing on a trait interaction model, we propose novel idea generation as resulting from the interaction between openness to experience and need for cognition, because the first facilitates expressive intellect, while the second leads to controlled intellect Furthermore, we propose novel idea implementation as a joint function between openness to experience, need for cognition and organizational fairness. This three-way interaction relies on social-exchange and trait activation theories, highlighting that the translation of novel thoughts into implementation depends on contextual activation of individual dispositions. This was supported in a survey study based on a sample of 220 full time employees from diverse organizations. These findings expand theory on personality and creativity, informing work psychologists about how to identify employees with creative potential and how to manage the workplace to foster this potential. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:409 / 416
页数:8
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