The Biasing Effect of Status and the Dynamics of Status Hierarchies in Implementing Innovations

Szatmari, Balazs; Deichmann, Dirk

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“…In addition, we searched in the description and reviews sections for each cookbook on amazon.co.uk for any other potential awards and these included, for example, the “Guild of Food Writers Awards.” We coded awards as one if the cookbook had received one or more awards and 0 in all other cases. While it is tempting to assume that novel work is more likely to receive an award (e.g., Verhoeven et al, 2016), previous research that did differentiate the nomination for or receipt of an award from the novelty of the work finds zero (e.g., Szatmari, 2016) or even negative correlations between the two variables (e.g., Perretti & Negro, 2006). This is confirmed in our data; the correlation between novelty and awards ( r = 0.104) is nonsignificant.…”

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A recipe for success? Sustaining creativity among first-time creative producers.

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Baer²

2023

Journal of Applied Psychology

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Sustaining creativity is difficult. We identify the conditions that determine repeat production of novelty among first-time producers, and the psychological mechanism transmitting their effects. Our theoretical model highlights that the novelty of a first production can lower the probability of creating a second production, particularly when the first production is bestowed with an award or recognition. This effect occurs primarily because individuals who win an award for a prior novel production experience a greater threat to their creative identity when anticipating having to produce follow-up novel work. We test our theoretical model in three studies: an archival study of first-time cookbook authors in the United Kingdom and two experiments. Our results provide some support for our theoretical model-award-winning producers of novel cookbooks (or ideas for them) are less likely to follow-up their initial production with a second one, largely because of the potential erosion to a person's creative identity that doing so may cause. Our findings highlight the intricacies of sustaining creativity over time and offer insights into why some producers abandon their creative efforts.

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