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Drivers of organizational creativity: A path model of creative climate in pharmaceutical R&D
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Abstract A path model of organizational creativity was presented; it conceptualized the influences of information sharing, learning culture, motivation, and networking on creative climate. A structural equation model was fitted to data from the pharmaceutical industry to test the proposed model. The model ac... view more
A path model of organizational creativity was presented; it conceptualized the influences of information sharing, learning culture, motivation, and networking on creative climate. A structural equation model was fitted to data from the pharmaceutical industry to test the proposed model. The model accounted for 86% of the variance in the creative climate-dependent variable. Information sharing had a positive effect on learning culture, which in turn had a positive effect on creative climate, while there were negative direct effects of information sharing on creative climate and on intrinsic motivation. This study suggests that information sharing and intrinsic motivation are important drivers for organizational creativity in a complex R&D environment in the pharmaceutical industry. Implications of the model are discussed.... view less
Keywords
path analysis; creativity; intrinsic motivation; learning culture; networking; information exchange; knowledge acquisition; information collection; organizational culture; research and development; pharmaceutical industry; organizational model; scientific progress; personality development
Classification
Personality Psychology
Organizational Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 359-374
Journal
R&D Management, 35 (2005) 4
ISSN
1467-9310
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed