Social Networks, Personal Values, and Creativity: Evidence for Curvilinear and Interaction Effects

被引:257
作者
Zhou, Jing [1 ]
Shin, Shung Jae [2 ]
Brass, Daniel J. [3 ]
Choi, Jaepil [4 ]
Zhang, Zhi-Xue [5 ]
机构
[1] Rice Univ, Jesse H Jones Grad Sch Management, Houston, TX 77005 USA
[2] Washington State Univ, Dept Business, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
[3] Univ Kentucky, Sch Management, Lexington, KY 40506 USA
[4] Singapore Management Univ, Lee Kong Chian Sch Business, Singapore, Singapore
[5] Peking Univ, Guanghua Sch Management, Dept Management & Org, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
关键词
social networks; personal values; creativity; EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY; SELECTIVE RETENTION; BLIND VARIATION; WEAK TIES; CENTRALITY; LEADERSHIP; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; MODEL; POWER;
D O I
10.1037/a0016285
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Taking an interactional perspective on creativity, the authors examined the influence of social networks and conformity value on employees' creativity. They theorized and found a curvilinear relationship between number of weak ties and creativity such that employees exhibited greater creativity when their number of weak ties was at intermediate levels rather than at lower or higher levels. In addition, employees' conformity value moderated the curvilinear relationship between number of weak ties and creativity such that employees exhibited greater creativity at intermediate levels of number of weak ties when conformity was low than when it was high. A proper match between personal values and network ties is critical for understanding creativity.
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页码:1544 / 1552
页数:9
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