Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
11-2009
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Cross-cultural differences, Modesty, Negativity, Self-evaluations
Discipline
Business | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Journal of Applied Psychology
Volume
94
Issue
6
First Page
1544
Last Page
1552
ISSN
0021-9010
Identifier
10.1037/a0016285
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Citation
ZHOU, Jing; SHIN, Shung Jae; BRASS, Daniel J.; CHOI, Jaepil; and ZHANG, Zhi-Xue.
Social Networks, Personal Values, and Creativity: Evidence for Curvilinear and Interaction Effects. (2009). Journal of Applied Psychology. 94, (6), 1544-1552.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1717
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https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016285
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