pdw paradoxes in creativity research
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The moderating effects of resources on the relationship between work pressure and employee creativity
“Paradoxes in Creativity Research” PDW at AoM 2012, BostonDarja Gutnick
Research shows contradicting findings
creativity!
work pressure!
Byron, Khazanchi, & Nazarian, 2010!
Research shows contradicting findings
creativity!
work pressure!
Byron, Khazanchi, & Nazarian, 2010!
e.g. Baer & Oldham, 2006!
Research shows contradicting findings
creativity!
work pressure!
Byron, Khazanchi, & Nazarian, 2010!
e.g. Baer & Oldham, 2006!
Gutnick, Nijstad, Walter, De Dreu, 2012
Possible explanation: moderation through resources
Pressure
Flexibility
Persistence
Stimulus Psychological states Behaviour Outcome
Challenge
Threat
Creativity resources
commitment
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Gutnick, Walter, Nijstad, De Dreu, 2012
We tested the resources moderation effect in the field
field study with N = 171 employees, the Netherlands
IVs Moderators DV
emotional demandswork load
creativity
initiating structure (IS) and
consideration
We expected diff. effects of consideration and IS
expected effects with initiating structure and consideration
2 - way interactions:
Consideration moderates the relationship between work pressure and employee creativity in a way that this relation is
positive when consideration is high.
Initiating structure moderates the relationship between work pressure and employee creativity in a way that it is
negative when initiating structure is high.
3 - way interactions:
Initiating structure moderates the relationship between work pressure and employee creativity in a way that under higher high consideration
and high initiating structure employees show lower creative performance. When initiating structure is low and consideration is high, pressure is associated with high levels of creativity.
3-way interaction: effects of pressure on creativity moderated by consideration and IS
work load emotional demands
low IS
high IS
low WL high WL
low WL high WL
CC
low Chigh C
low Chigh C
low Chigh C
low Chigh C
low IS
high IS
low ED high ED
low ED high ED
Consideration acts as a resource for creativity under pressure, but only when IS is low
B = - 0,203; SE = 0,10 p < 0.10 B = - 0,294; SE = 0,10; p < 0.05
First indication for validity, but needs further exploration
Pressure
Flexibility
Persistence
Stimulus Psychological states Behaviour Outcome
Challenge
Threat
Creativity resources
commitment
+
+ +
+ +
+ + -
Gutnick, Walter, Nijstad, De Dreu, 2012
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BACK-UP
Pressure-Creativity Studies in the Literature
negative relationship
positive relationship
not classified / no effect
depends on moderators
Chirumbolo et al. (2004) Ocker (2005) Madjar & Oldham (2006)
Ohly & Fritz (2010) Ohly, Sonnentag & Pluntke (2006) Andrews & Farris (1972)
Mumford, Baughman, Supinski & Maher (2006) Gracia, Caballer, Piero (2002) Styhre (2010)
Baer & Oldham (2006) Hsu & Fan (2010) Moreau & Dahl (2005) Antes & Mumford (2009)
Blair & Mumford (2007) Johns, Morse & Morse (2000) NO EFFECT Morse, Morse & Johns (2001) Lin et al. (2010)
Bechtold, De Dreu, Nijstad, Hoon-Seok (2010) Amabile, Hadley & Kramer(2002)
Subramanian & Ganesan (1982) Andrews&Smith (1996) Kelly&Karau (1993) Khatena (1972, 1973)