Journal article
A Motivational Lens Model of Person X Situation Interactions in Employee Creativity
Journal of applied psychology, v 105(10), pp 1129-1144
01 Oct 2020
PMID: 31985236
Abstract
The idea that individual creativity derives from the interaction of personal traits and the situation in which the individual operates, is one of the most prominent themes within the creativity literature. A review of the literature highlights 5 distinct interaction patterns observed in person-in-situation creativity research (trait activation, trait inhibition, trait substitution, trait channeling, and curvilinear interactions). Yet at present there is no integrative theory that can predict and explain all 5 interaction patterns. To develop such integrative theory, we propose the motivational lens model of person-in-situation creativity. The motivational lens model offers an integrative theoretical account of person-in-situation interactions through a parsimonious set of considerations: (a) whether the trait of interest is associated with intrinsic motivation for (activities conducive to) creativity or with extrinsic motivation (i.e., which can be directed toward creativity in response to extrinsic cues), (b) the extent to which the situation variable of interest reflects opportunities for creativity or expectations for creativity, and (c) whether the situation variable is linearly or curvilinearly related to opportunities or expectations. We discuss how the motivational lens model informs future creativity research and potentially person-in-situation research beyond the creativity domain.
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- Title
- A Motivational Lens Model of Person X Situation Interactions in Employee Creativity
- Creators
- Daan van Knippenberg - Drexel UniversityGiles Hirst - Australian National University
- Publication Details
- Journal of applied psychology, v 105(10), pp 1129-1144
- Publisher
- Amer Psychological Assoc
- Number of pages
- 16
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Management
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000576765300005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85078841864
- Other Identifier
- 991019182775604721
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- Management
- Psychology, Applied