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How Team Identification and Expertise Identification Affect R & D Employees' Creativity
Author(s) -
Tang ChaoYing,
Shang Jimei,
Naumann Stefanie E.,
Zedtwitz Max
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.12069
Subject(s) - creativity , identification (biology) , context (archaeology) , knowledge management , affect (linguistics) , knowledge sharing , psychology , computer science , social psychology , biology , communication , paleontology , botany
The relationship between team identification and expertise identification in the R & D context and the mechanism by which these variables influence R & D creativity is not yet clear. We present and empirically test a theoretical framework proposing that knowledge sharing mediates the relationship between identification and creativity in R & D teams. Based on 120 paired‐sample survey data of 30 R & D teams, we show that knowledge sharing mediates the relationship between team identification (but not expertise identification) and R & D team members' creativity. Contributions to the literature and the practice of innovation and R & D management, knowledge and creativity management, and team management are discussed.