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Employee creativity in U.S. and Lithuanian nonprofit organizations

โœ Scribed by Kristina Jaskyte

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
178 KB
Volume
18
Category
Article
ISSN
1048-6682

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โœฆ Synopsis

Abstract

This article reports findings from a study designed to test a model of creativity in the United States and Lithuania. Five independent variables were derived from the creativity literature: perceived leadership behaviors, organizational norms for creativity, group climate, job characteristics, and motivational orientation. They were used to predict creativity in a sample of 201 employees of nonprofit organizations. The results differed for the two countries. Interestingly, while in the United States organizational norms for creativity, extrinsic motivation, and hierarchical level were related to employee creativity, in Lithuania intrinsic motivation and education constituted major predictors of creativity. Based on the study results, I suggest practical implications for nonprofit managers on how to capitalize on their employees' creativity.

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