A Little Creativity Goes a Long Way: An Examination of Teams’ Engagement in Creative Processes

Using surveys and interview data this research examines teams’ engagement in creative processes. Results of cluster analysis indicated that the more creative teams were those that perceived that their tasks required high levels of creativity, were working on jobs with high task interdependence, were...

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Published inJournal of management Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 453 - 470
Main Authors Gilson, Lucy L., Shalley, Christina E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA Elsevier Inc 01.08.2004
Sage Publications
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Correlation analysis
Creativity
Employee attitude
Organizational behavior
Studies
Teamwork
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Summary:Using surveys and interview data this research examines teams’ engagement in creative processes. Results of cluster analysis indicated that the more creative teams were those that perceived that their tasks required high levels of creativity, were working on jobs with high task interdependence, were high on shared goals, valued participative problem-solving, and had a climate supportive of creativity. In addition, members of the more creative teams spent more time socializing with each other and had moderate amounts of organizational tenure. Implications for management are discussed.
ISSN:0149-2063
1557-1211
DOI:10.1016/j.jm.2003.07.001