The Effects of Personal and Contextual Characteristics on Creativity: Where Should We Go from Here?

This article systematically reviews and integrates empirical research that has examined the personal and contextual characteristics that enhance or stifle employee creativity in the workplace. Based on our review, we discuss possible determinants of employee creativity that have received little rese...

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Published in:Journal of management 2004-01, Vol.30 (6), p.933-958
Main Authors: Shalley, Christina E., Zhou, Jing, Oldham, Greg R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Creativity
Effects
Organizational behavior
Studies
Work environment
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Summary:This article systematically reviews and integrates empirical research that has examined the personal and contextual characteristics that enhance or stifle employee creativity in the workplace. Based on our review, we discuss possible determinants of employee creativity that have received little research attention, describe several areas where substantial challenges and unanswered questions remain, present a number of new research directions for theory building, and identify methodological improvements needed in future studies of creativity in organizations.
ISSN:0149-2063
1557-1211
DOI:10.1016/j.jm.2004.06.007