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The Antecedents of Creativity Revisited: A Process Perspective
Author(s) -
Caniëls Marjolein C.J.,
De Stobbeleir Katleen,
De Clippeleer Inge
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
creativity and innovation management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.148
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1467-8691
pISSN - 0963-1690
DOI - 10.1111/caim.12051
Subject(s) - creativity , process (computing) , psychology , perspective (graphical) , personality , social psychology , outcome (game theory) , creativity technique , knowledge management , management , computer science , artificial intelligence , mathematics , mathematical economics , operating system , economics
This study invokes a process view on employee creativity to uncover how the different stages of the creative process are associated with different antecedents. Specifically, we explore the role of five previously identified antecedents of organizational creativity in the different phases of the creative process within organizations: (1) personality; (2) rewards; (3) the role of co‐workers; (4) leadership; and (5) organizational resources. In an analysis of 22 case studies we found that antecedents of creativity indeed have different roles in different stages of the creative process and that antecedents that are helpful in one stage of the creative process, can be detrimental for another stage. Such results highlight the importance of conceptualizing creativity as a process, rather than as an outcome variable.