Sergeeva, N and Radosavljevic, M (2009) The influence of individual characteristics on employee creative participation. In: Dainty, A R J (ed.) Proceedings of 25th Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2009, Nottingham, UK.
Abstract
In a knowledge-based economy and dynamic work environment retaining competitiveness is increasingly dependent on creativity, skills, individual abilities and appropriate motivation. For instance, the UK government explicitly stated in the recent Review of Employee Engagement and Investment report that new ways are required through which British companies could boost employee engagement at work, improving staff commitment and, thereby, increase workplace productivity. Although creativity and innovation have been studied extensively, little is known about employees' intrinsic willingness to contribute novel ideas and solutions (defined here as creative participation). For instance, the same individual can thrive in one organisation but be completely isolated in another and the question is to what extent this depends on individual characteristics and organisational settings. The main aim of this research is, therefore, to provide a conceptual framework for identification of individual characteristics that influence employees' willingness to contribute new ideas. In order to achieve this aim the investigation will be based on a developed psychological experiment, and will include personal-profiling inventory and a questionnaire. Understanding how these parameters influence willingness of an individual to put forward created ideas would offer an opportunity for companies to improve motivation practices and team efficiency, and can consequently lead to better overall performance.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | creative participation; creativity; innovation; motivation |
| Index terms: | conceptual framework, employee engagement, competitiveness, questionnaire, investigation, work environment, productivity, commitment, experiment, motivation, efficiency, inventory, creativity |
| Subjects: | performance management, theoretical framing, management, inventory management, market analysis, innovation and creative processes, data collection methods, psychology |
| Topics: | Supply Chain Management, Human Resources, Quality Management, Design Practice, Organizational Design, Research Practice, Business Strategy |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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