Intrinsic Motivation and Creativity: The Role of Digital Technology and Knowledge Integration Ability in Facilitating Creativity

Abstract

Creativity is a psychological phenomenon mainly affected by the motivation of employees. Nonetheless conflicting results can befound in the literature for the link between intrinsic motivationcreativity relationship. The purpose of this research is to reinvestigatethis inconsistent relationship. We took a technological perspective to determine whether technology had an answer to this question. We conducted a laboratory experiment with 119 newly hired bankers of the same batch in four different training sessions to generatecreative ideas to solve business problems. Here, intrinsic motivation and digital-technology-use were both manipulated, independently. For field study, data was collected from 467 employees and their respective 41 supervisors working at a software house in Pakistan. Using lab and field data in two studies, we analysed data with Mplus for random coefficient models. We also performed a satorra-bentlerdifference test, using the log-likelihood method with scaling correction factor. Drawing on the motivation-opportunity-ability framework for intrinsic motivation-creativity relationship, we found that knowledge integration ability enhances the potential of employees to generate creative ideas. Based on a lab experiment and a field study, we found that creativity is contingent upon the technological opportunity provided to employees directly and indirectly by affecting their ability to integrate knowledge. Our research suggests that providing employees with relevant technological tools and ensuring utilisation of these technologies will fuel higher levels of employee creativity. Technological initiatives will help struggling economies to boost their creative potential. This research has made a significant contribution by bringing together creativity and digital technology literature.

The Effect of Work Ability on Employee Creativity in the Digital Era in Mediating Work Motivation and Job Opportunities in Company Employees START UP Sleman, Yogyakarta

“…The results of testing hypothesis 3 in this study are accepted, the higher the employee motivation in the company, the higher the creativity of employee work in the current digital era. The results of this study support research by Adeel et al, (2023); Listyawati (2017); Cai et al, (2020) who said that employee work motivation has a positive and significant effect on employee work creativity in the digital era.…”

“…The Effect of Work Ability on Work Creativity in the Digital Age Mediated by Work Motivation These results show that work ability towards work creativity in the digital era by mediating work motivation. Therefore, the hypothesis that states "work motivation is able to mediate the influence of work ability on work creativity in the digital age'' is accepted.The results of testing hypothesis 5 in this study are accepted, The results of this study support research conducted byAdeel et al, (2023) the indirect influence of work ability on work creativity in the digital era mediated by employee work motivation shows These results show that work ability affects work creativity in the digital era mediated by employee work motivation. The Effect of Work Ability on Work Creativity in the Digital era Mediated by Job Opportunities.…”

“…This supports research conducted by Hsieh & Wu (2019); Hanim et al,(2021); Cai et al, (2020) who said that employee job opportunities have a positive and significant effect on work creativity in the digital era. Adeel et al, (2023) stating that Employee work ability on employee creativity in the digital era has a positive and significant effect on employee employment opportunities.…”

When abusive supervision affects creative idea sharing: Understanding the role of employee cheating and organizational justice

“…Researchers conducted an extensive review of past studies on creativity sharing and categorized its antecedents into motivational factors, individual attributes, the team as well as interpersonal characteristics, and cultural and organizational attributes [ 24 ]. Moreover, researchers have also emphasized the significance of organizational climate for sharing of creative ideas [ 25 ]. They proposed that climate fosters trust and, at the same time, learning promotes creative idea sharing.…”

When procrastination pays off: Role of knowledge sharing ability, autonomous motivation, and task involvement for employee creativity

“…Creative endeavors generally encourage autonomous motivation [ 40 , 94 ]. However, it is conceivable to feel autonomously driven while creativity is not anticipated and similarly feel unmotivated wherever creativity is a requisite [ 87 , 95 ]. Autonomous motivation, as per the self-determination theory [ 85 ], rests on satisfying fundamental psychological reasons for self-reliance, capability, and connectedness.…”