The Inseparable Three: How Organization and Culture Can Foster Individual Creativity

Frontiers in Psychology

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Yoannis Hermida¹  Willow Clem¹  C. Dominik Güss¹ 

[1] Department of Psychology, University of North Florida, United States

关键词: culture;    cross-cultural;    organization;    creativity;    cultural values;    innovation;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02133

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Creativity can be defined as coming up with novel and useful ideas or products (Guilford, 1950;Kim and Zhong, 2017). Although past research has shed light on the various factors that influencecreativity, few studies have examined influences on creativity with respect to the individual,organization, and culture, or interactions among these influences. Even though there is a lack ofresearch in this field, it is a highly important topic for international companies with employees fromvarious cultural and ethnic backgrounds working together in order to maximize their potential forinnovation and success in competitive markets (Pitta et al., 2008; Fischer et al., 2016). In this article,we will discuss recent work on individual, organizational, and cultural processes that foster andsuppress creativity. Our discussion is by no means exhaustive, but focuses on conditions that canbring out the creative potential of employees.We will discuss how an individual’s creativity can be stimulated through forward flow, personalneed for structure, and proactive personality characteristics. Organizational structures that fosteran individual’s creativity include a strong support system, transfer of knowledge, and managementstyles. Finally, cultural structures that encourage an individual’s creativity comprise of multiculturalinteractions, individualistic and collectivist cultural values, and cultural looseness. To conclude, weintegrate the findings and end with suggestions for future research in this field.

【 授权许可】

CC BY