Individual creativity performance and the quality of interpersonal relationships
[EN] Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the exchanges that employees maintain with their immediate superior and with their work group influence the creativity that they manifest. Design/methodology/approach: A study was carried out among employees of a firm from the automotive sect...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de León |
| Repositorio: | BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/17734 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/02635571211193671/full/html https://hdl.handle.net/10612/17734 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Empresas Psicología Automotive industry Individual behaviour Team working Interpersonal relations Individual creativity Group relationships Leader member exchange Team member exchange |
| Sumario: | [EN] Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the exchanges that employees maintain with their immediate superior and with their work group influence the creativity that they manifest. Design/methodology/approach: A study was carried out among employees of a firm from the automotive sector. On the basis of previous works, the authors first built reliable multi‐item scales for each variable included in the model; then, a multiple regression analysis was conducted to ascertain the causal effect of those exchanges upon creativity. Findings: The findings reveal that high‐quality exchanges between the employee and their work group and, to a lesser extent, their immediate superior, have a significant positive influence on their creative behavior. Practical implications: All this underlines the importance of the composition of work groups for achieving the team environment necessary for creative production. Originality/value: This paper provides new evidence about a still unexplored topic, trying to bridge the existing gap in the literature about the influence of leadership and group behavior on creativity |
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