Berry, James W;
Grant, Adam M;
(2011)
The Necessity of Others is The Mother of Invention: Intrinsic and Prosocial Motivations, Perspective Taking, and Creativity.
Academy of Management Journal (AMJ)
, 54
(1)
pp. 73-96.
10.5465/amj.2011.59215085.
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Abstract
Although many scholars believe that intrinsic motivation fuels creativity, research has returned equivocal results. Drawing on motivated information processing theory, we propose that the relationship between intrinsic motivation and creativity is enhanced by other-focused psychological processes. Perspective taking, as generated by prosocial motivation, encourages employees to develop ideas that are useful as well as novel. In three studies, using both field and lab data, we found that prosocial motivation strengthened the association between intrinsic motivation and independent creativity ratings. In our second and third studies, perspective taking mediated this moderating effect. We discuss theoretical implications for creativity and motivation.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Necessity of Others is The Mother of Invention: Intrinsic and Prosocial Motivations, Perspective Taking, and Creativity |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.5465/amj.2011.59215085 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2011.59215085 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author-accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | PROSOCIAL behavior, MOTIVATION (Psychology)-- Research, INTRINSIC motivation, PERSPECTIVE taking, CREATIVE ability, INNOVATIONS in business |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > UCL School of Management |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10164876 |
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