TY - JOUR
T1 - Interpersonal harmony and creativity in China
AU - CHEN, Tingting
AU - LEUNG, Kwok
AU - LI, Fuli
AU - OU, Zhanying
PY - 2015/7
Y1 - 2015/7
N2 - This research examined the influence of interpersonal harmony on employee creativity in China. The dualistic model of harmony differentiates harmony enhancement, a genuine desire for a harmonious and mutually beneficial interpersonal relationship, from disintegration avoidance, a tendency to avoid the disruption of an interpersonal relationship to protect self-interest. A survey in China showed that the harmony enhancement motive had a positive relationship, and the disintegration avoidance motive had a negative relationship, with creativity mediated by creative effort. Reward for creativity showed different moderating effects on the two mediated relationships, such that it mitigated the positive relationship between harmony enhancement and creativity mediated by creative effort, and buffered the negative relationship between disintegration avoidance and creativity mediated by creative effort. We replicated some major findings with a multi-wave survey study and provided direct evidence for the underlying mechanisms that account for the opposite relationships between the two harmony motives and creative effort.
AB - This research examined the influence of interpersonal harmony on employee creativity in China. The dualistic model of harmony differentiates harmony enhancement, a genuine desire for a harmonious and mutually beneficial interpersonal relationship, from disintegration avoidance, a tendency to avoid the disruption of an interpersonal relationship to protect self-interest. A survey in China showed that the harmony enhancement motive had a positive relationship, and the disintegration avoidance motive had a negative relationship, with creativity mediated by creative effort. Reward for creativity showed different moderating effects on the two mediated relationships, such that it mitigated the positive relationship between harmony enhancement and creativity mediated by creative effort, and buffered the negative relationship between disintegration avoidance and creativity mediated by creative effort. We replicated some major findings with a multi-wave survey study and provided direct evidence for the underlying mechanisms that account for the opposite relationships between the two harmony motives and creative effort.
KW - creative effort
KW - creativity
KW - harmony motives
KW - reward for creativity
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/3659
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84947863432&doi=10.1002%2fjob.2001&partnerID=40&md5=9ddf7760a9ead77b63c421b91cea3f1c
U2 - 10.1002/job.2001
DO - 10.1002/job.2001
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0894-3796
VL - 36
SP - 648
EP - 672
JO - Journal of Organizational Behavior
JF - Journal of Organizational Behavior
IS - 5
ER -