Creativity mindset as the organizational capability: the role of creativity-relevant processes, domain-relevant skills and intrinsic task motivation

Abstract

PurposeThe objective of this study is to examine the structural relationship between creativity-relevant processes, domain-relevant skills, intrinsic task motivation, creativity and the moderating effect of social environment (sufficient resources, workgroup support, realistic work pressure and lack of organizational impediments).Design/methodology/approachA total of 289 valid questionnaires were collected from engineering students in Malaysian universities to test the measurement as well as the structural model using partial least squares (PLS) path modelling.FindingsThis study reveals that while a high level of domain-relevant skills, intrinsic task motivation and creativity-relevant processes influence creativity among the sample of engineering students, social environment acts as an insignificant moderator to the creativity perception. While the statistical results support the structural relationships (direct effects), the social environment shows the insignificant moderating effect (except creativity relevant process to sufficient resource to creativity). Work-group support, sufficient resources and lack of organizational impediments, as the three factors of the social environment, will not have any effect on creativity of upcoming engineers.Originality/valueWhile businesses in the emerging markets mostly neglect the concept of developing creative mindsets among engineering students, in the competitive world of business that is extremely fast-paced, being creative within a business setting will act as a paramount criterion to differentiate. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.

The influence of team motivational climate on employee creativity—mediating role of domain-relevant skills

“…Furthermore, the positive impact of domain-relevant skills on employee creativity has also been supported by empirical studies (e.g., Liu et al, 2017 ; Emami et al, 2023 ). Although Liu et al (2017) did not make direct assumptions regarding domain-relevant skills and employee creativity, the research results showed that domain-relevant skills can mediate the influence of high-performance human resource systems on employee creativity.…”

“…Their study is the first empirical study of domain-relevant skills, which lays a foundation for exploring the impact of domain-relevant skills on employee creativity. Additionally, Emami et al (2023) found that, when controlling for intrinsic motivation and creativity-relevant processes, domain-relevant skills are positively associated with the creativity of upcoming engineers. Based on the above review, it appears that domain-relevant skills can improve employee creativity.…”

From growth and fixed creative mindsets to creative thinking: an investigation of the mediating role of creativity motivation

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An empirical study on individual performance and turnover intention among university employees: a multiple mediation model

“…Real leadership involves encouraging and inspiring a group of people to work together toward a common objective (Ashfaq and Hamid, 2021;Bharadwaj et al, 2021;Emami et al, 2022;Torlak and Kuzey, 2019;Valaei et al, 2022). According to social exchange theory, the practice of organizational citizenship has been associated with improvement in areas such as justice, fairness, association excellence, and many more dynamic dimensions, including enhanced efficiency, lower intention to leave, and higher customer satisfaction (Podsakoff et al, 2000).…”

“…Real leadership involves encouraging and inspiring a group of people to work together toward a common objective (Ashfaq and Hamid, 2021; Bharadwaj et al. , 2021; Emami et al. , 2022; Torlak and Kuzey, 2019; Valaei et al.…”