Author ORCID Identifier
Reiter-Palmon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8259-4516
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-7-2013
Publication Title
Journal of Creative Behavior
Volume
47
Issue
3
First Page
200
Last Page
214
Abstract
Over the years, researchers have focused on ways to facilitate creativity in the workplace by looking at individual factors and organizational factors that affect employee creativity (Woodman, Sawyer, & Griffin, 1993). In many cases, the factors that affect creativity are examined independently. In other words, it is uncommon for researchers to look at the interaction among individual and organizational factors. In this study, it is argued that to get a true understanding of how to maximize creativity in the workplace, organizational researchers must look at the interaction between organizational factors and individual factors that affect employee creativity. More specifically, the current study looked at an individual's perceptions about his or her ability to be creative (i.e., individual factor) and perceptions of requirements for creativity in the workplace (i.e., an organizational factor). The results indicated that individuals who have a high belief about their ability to be creative (an individual factor) were most creative when they also perceived requirements for creativity in the workplace (an organizational factor). Furthermore, individuals who had low perceptions of creative ability were still able to perform creatively when they had high perceptions of requirements for creativity. This suggests that, to maximize creativity, organizations should focus on both individual and organizational factors that affect employee creativity.
Recommended Citation
Robinson-Morral, E.J., Reiter-Palmon, R., & Kaufman, J.C. (2013, September 7). The interactive effects of self-perceptions and job requirements on creative problem solving. Journal of Creative Behavior, 47(3), 200-214. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.31
Comments
This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: The Interactive Effects of Self-Perceptions and Job Requirements on Creative Problem Solving by Erika J. Robinson-Morral, Roni Reiter-Palmon, and James C. Kaufman in Journal of Creative Behavior, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.31. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.