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The Relationship between Styles of Creativity and Managerial Skills Assessment[Note 1. The authors thank Brad Kirkman for his review and ...]
Author(s) -
Buttner E. Holly,
Gryskiewicz Nur,
Hidore Suzanne C.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
british journal of management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.407
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1467-8551
pISSN - 1045-3172
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8551.00129
Subject(s) - creativity , psychology , marketing , social psychology , business
This study examined the relationships between creativity style, as measured by the Kirton Adaption Innovation Inventory (KAI) and the self and other ratings on a 360‐ degree feedback instrument, the Management Skills Profile (MSP) among US managers. Results indicated that self‐reports of the use of managerial skills were related to the individual manager's creativity style, but the ratings by others were not. Adaptive managers, as defined by the KAI, were more likely to underrate themselves, while self‐ratings of innovative managers tended to concur with the ratings of others. Implications for helping managers understand discrepancies in self and others' ratings as a function of creativity style in a developmental context and directions for future research are discussed.