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Attention! Cosmopolitans ahead – They may not be as creative as they think!
Author(s) -
Vogelgesang Lester Gretchen,
ClappSmith Rachel,
Yunlu Dilek,
James Adrian
Publication year - 2019
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.12314
Subject(s) - cosmopolitanism , creativity , assertion , psychology , task (project management) , social psychology , cognitive psychology , computer science , political science , management , law , politics , economics , programming language
Research on cosmopolitanism and creativity has received significant attention in recent years; however, the connections between these constructs are still ill‐defined. This study uses the creative cognition model to explore the relationship between cosmopolitanism and creativity using both self‐report and expert ratings of a qualitative task. Quantitative data support the assertion that cosmopolitanism is significantly and positively related to self‐expectations of creativity and creative work involvement. However, creative performance on a productive solutions task coded by creativity experts failed to replicate the self‐reported findings. We describe the practical and theoretical implications of these results for future research into cosmopolitanism and creativity.