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Affect and Creativity at Work

Amabile, Teresa M., Barsade, Sigal G., Mueller, Jennifer S., Staw, Barry M.·2005·Administrative Science Quarterly
DOI 10.2189/asqu.2005.50.3.367
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This study explored how affect relates to creativity at work. Using both quantitative and qualitative longitudinal data from the daily diaries of 222 employees in seven companies, we examined the nature, form, and temporal dynamics of the affect-creativity relationship. The results indicate that positive affect relates positively to creativity in organizations and that the relationship is a simple linear one. Time-lagged analyses identify positive affect as an antecedent of creative thought, with incubation periods of up to two days. Qualitative analyses identify positive affect as a consequence of creative thought events, as well as a concomitant of the creative process. A preliminary theory of the affect-creativity cycle in organizations includes each of these links and proposes mechanisms by which they may operate.

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Authors
Amabile, T. M., Barsade, S. G., Mueller, J. S., & Staw, B. M.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • New York University (US)
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
ORCID
Venue
Administrative Science Quarterly
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2005-09
Volume
50
Issue
3
Pages
367-403
ISSN
  • 0001-8392 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-3815
DOI
10.2189/asqu.2005.50.3.367
OpenAlex
W2171670511
Semantic Scholar
75733ffe54436ba2045407233465efc33c45e4e9
Cited by
2,208
References
148
Citations by year
2026: 76 · 2025: 108 · 2024: 118 · 2023: 174 · 2022: 157 · 2021: 153 · 2020: 135 · 2019: 144 · 2018: 139 · 2017: 124 · 2016: 116 · 2015: 122 · 2014: 131 · 2013: 105 · 2012: 89
FWCI
34.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Administrative Science Quarterly (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
Keywords
positive affect, employee creativity, creative thinking, incubation period, temporal dynamics, daily diary, creative process

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