Core self-evaluation and workplace creativity

Drawing on the approach and avoidance framework in the core self-evaluation literature, this study proposes that core self-evaluation may not only prompt a person to acquire more job-related knowledge but may also inspire employees' intrinsic motivation for their jobs and indirectly help the pe...

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Published in:Journal of business research 2014-07, Vol.67 (7), p.1405-1413
Main Authors: Chiang, Yun-Hwa, Hsu, Chu-Chun, Hung, Kuang-Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Core self-evaluation
Creativity
Creativity performance
Domain knowledge
Human performance
Intrinsic motivation
Knowledge
Motivation
Organizational behaviour
Self evaluation
Studies
Taiwan
Work place
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Summary:Drawing on the approach and avoidance framework in the core self-evaluation literature, this study proposes that core self-evaluation may not only prompt a person to acquire more job-related knowledge but may also inspire employees' intrinsic motivation for their jobs and indirectly help the person think of creative ideas at work. Surveying time-lagged data from workers in Taiwanese firms, this study finds support for the mediating effects of domain knowledge and intrinsic motivation. Although previous research has demonstrated the positive effect of core self-evaluation on overall work performance, scholars argue that creativity is a separate dimension of work performance and that factors conducive to overall work performance are not the same as factors that can stimulate creative ideas. Thus, findings from this study may expand scholarly knowledge about the consequences of core self-evaluation and complement the creativity literature by validating an individual-level antecedent to creativity yet unexamined in the creativity research.
ISSN:0148-2963
1873-7978
DOI:10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.08.012