HUMA 1745 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Motivation, Work Unit
1 May 2018
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HUMA 1745 Chapter 8 Notes – Summary
Introduction
Creative Environment
• Most of us have creative potential we can learn to apply, but as important as creative
potential is, by itself it is not enough.
• We need to be in an environment where creative potential can be realized.
• What environmental factors affect whether creative potential translates into creative
behaviours?
• First and perhaps most important is motivation.
• If you are not motivated to be creative, it is unlikely that you will be.
• A 2013 review of 26 studies revealed that intrinsic motivation, or the desire to work on
soethig eause it’s iterestig, eitig, satisfig, ad hallegig orrelates fairl
strongly with creative outcomes.
• This link is true regardless of whether we are talking about student creativity or
employee creativity.
• It’s also aluale to ork i a eiroet that reards ad reogizes reatie ork.
• The organization should foster the free flow of ideas, including providing fair and
constructive judgment.
• Freedom from excessive rules encourages creativity
• Employees should have the freedom to decide what work is to be done and how to do
it.
• A 2012 study of 385 employees working for several drug companies in China revealed
that both structural empowerment (in which the structure of the work unit allows
sufficient employee freedom) and psychological empowerment (which lets the
individual feel personally empowered) were related to employee creativity.
• Good leadership matters to creativity.
• Environmental factors affect whether creative potential translates into creative
behaviours
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