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Human capital diversity in the creation of social capital for team creativity

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ID12168331
AuthorsJing Han (0000-0003-3442-8454, Department of Organization Studies, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Science Center of Innovation Research, Tilburg University Tilburg Netherlands), Jian Han (0000-0003-3415-1408, Department of Management China Europe International Business School China), Daniel J Brass (International Center for Research on Social Networks in Business University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky U.S.A.)
Year2013
Volume35
Issue1
Pages54-71
Publication date2013-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Organizational Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0894-3796 • E-ISSN: 1099-1379
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/job.1853
OpenAlexW2150446739
LanguageEN
Citations received30
References cited68

We highlight the social aspects of team creativity by proposing that team creativity is influenced by two types of team social capital: bridging and bonding social capital. Going beyond the structural perspective, we posit that team‐level human capital diversity is one of the potential antecedents of social capital for team creativity. We suggest that network structures are formed by teammates' interactions, which are largely the result of differences in their individual characteristics. The results of an empirical study using 36 teams of MBA students showed that the interaction of team‐bridging social capital with team‐bonding social capital was positively and significantly related to team creativity. Knowledge variety and knowledge disparity had a joint effect on team‐bridging social capital, and knowledge separation was negatively related to team‐bonding social capital. Moreover, team social capital mediated the effects of knowledge diversity on team creativity. Our study has several important implications for team creativity, social networks, and diversity research. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Bridging (networking · Creativity · Diversity (politics · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical research · Epistemology · Financial capital · Human capital · Individual capital · Knowledge management · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Team composition · Computer Science · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Team Dynamics and Performance

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Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
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