Abstract
We studied how employees' hope explains their creativity at work, both directly and through the mediation of happiness. One hundred and twenty-five individuals reported their hope and happiness, their supervisors having reported their creativity. Factor analyses suggested two hope factors (waypower; composite hope) and three creativity dimensions (novel ideas; creative ideas; ideas championing). The main findings were the following: (a) the composite hope predicted all creativity dimensions, the waypower dimension predicted only the ideas championing dimension; and (b) the composite hope measure also predicted creativity through the mediating role of happiness.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 223-231 |
Journal | Creativity Research Journal |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
Keywords
- POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL-BEHAVIOR
- CONTEXTUAL FACTORS
- JOB-PERFORMANCE
- BUILD THEORY
- HAPPINESS
- MODEL
- WORKPLACE
- LEADERS
- SCALE
- WORK