TY - JOUR
T1 - Being different or being better?
T2 - Disentangling the effects of independence and competition on group creativity
AU - Goncalo, Jack A.
AU - Krause, Verena
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Accumulating evidence suggests that individualism provides an atmosphere conducive to creative idea generation. However, research in both cross-cultural and social psychology suggests that individualism may reflect either independence or competition; a distinction that has been overlooked in research on group creativity. In this chapter, we highlight the distinction between these two constructs and develop a series of testable propositions that help distinguish their unique effects on the creative process. In doing so, we uncover several theoretical insights, including the possibility that independence and competition (a) are theoretically and empirically distinct, (b) have differential effects on idea generation,
AB - Accumulating evidence suggests that individualism provides an atmosphere conducive to creative idea generation. However, research in both cross-cultural and social psychology suggests that individualism may reflect either independence or competition; a distinction that has been overlooked in research on group creativity. In this chapter, we highlight the distinction between these two constructs and develop a series of testable propositions that help distinguish their unique effects on the creative process. In doing so, we uncover several theoretical insights, including the possibility that independence and competition (a) are theoretically and empirically distinct, (b) have differential effects on idea generation,
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U2 - 10.1108/S0882-6145(2010)0000027008
DO - 10.1108/S0882-6145(2010)0000027008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:82455234476
SN - 0882-6145
VL - 27
SP - 129
EP - 157
JO - Advances in Group Processes
JF - Advances in Group Processes
ER -