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When is educational specialization heterogeneity related to creativity in research and development teams? Transformational leadership as a moderator.

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ID23323765
AuthorsShung Jae Shin (Washington State University Tri-Cities), Jing Zhou (0009-0007-8795-5916, Rice University)
Year2007
Volume92
Issue6
Pages1709-1721
Publication date2007-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Applied Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9010 • E-ISSN: 1939-1854
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0021-9010.92.6.1709
PMID18020807
OpenAlexW2070014147
LanguageEN
Citations received114
References cited32

The authors examined conditions under which teams' educational specialization heterogeneity was positively related to team creativity. Using a sample of 75 research and development teams, the authors theorized and found that transformational leadership and educational specialization heterogeneity interacted to affect team creativity in such a way that when transformational leadership was high, teams with greater educational specialization heterogeneity exhibited greater team creativity. In addition, teams' creative efficacy mediated this moderated relationship among educational specialization heterogeneity, transformational leadership, and team creativity. The authors discuss the implications of these results for research and practice.

Affect (linguistics) · Creativity · Moderation · Transformational leadership · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology · Team Dynamics and Performance

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