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ASSESSING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR CREATIVITY.

AMABILE, T. M., CONTI, R., COON, H., LAZENBY, J., HERRON, M.·1996·Academy of Management Journal

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We describe the development and validation of a new instrument, KEYS: Assessing the Climate for Creativity, designed to assess perceived stimulants and obstacles to creativity in organizational work environments. The KEYS scales have acceptable factor structures, internal consistencies, test-retest reliabilities, and preliminary convergent and discriminant validity. A construct validity study shows that perceived work environments, as assessed by the KEYS scales, discriminate between high-creativity projects and low-creativity projects; certain scales discriminate more strongly and consistently than others. We discuss the utility of this tool for research and practice.

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Authors
AMABILE, T. M., CONTI, R., COON, H., LAZENBY, J., & HERRON, M.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Colgate University (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • University of Southern California (US)
Venue
Academy of Management Journal
Published
1996-10-01
Volume
39
Issue
5
Pages
1154-1184
ISSN
  • 0001-4273 (ISSN-L)
  • 1948-0989
OpenAlex
W2058394280
Cited by
6,029
References
3
Citations by year
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FWCI
26.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Academy of Management Journal (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Management and Innovation
  • 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
Keywords
creativity, work environment, creativity climate, organizational climate, instrument validation, construct validity

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