Context matters: Combined influence of participation and intellectual stimulation on the promotion focus-employee creativity relationship

In this paper, we examined the interactive effects of two contexts—participation and intellectual stimulation, and promotion focus on creativity. On the basis of a multi-organization sample of 213 employees, we tested and found that although promotion focus was positively related to creativity, the...

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Published in:Journal of organizational behavior 2012-10, Vol.33 (7), p.894-909
Main Authors: Zhou, Qin, Hirst, Giles, Shipton, Helen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied psychology
Chinese culture
Commercial regulation
Creativity
Employee supervision
Influence
Labor regulations
Leaders
Leadership
Mental stimulation
Organizational behavior
participation
Promotion
Questionnaires
regulatory focus
Regulatory theory
Statistical variance
Stimulation
Studies
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Summary:In this paper, we examined the interactive effects of two contexts—participation and intellectual stimulation, and promotion focus on creativity. On the basis of a multi-organization sample of 213 employees, we tested and found that although promotion focus was positively related to creativity, the relationship between promotion focus and creativity was most positive when both participation and leader intellectual stimulation were high. We discuss the way contexts in combination influence employee creativity for promotion-oriented individuals, through increasing decision latitude as well as stimulating and promoting creativity.
ISSN:0894-3796
1099-1379
DOI:10.1002/job.779