WIN OR LOSE THE BATTLE FOR CREATIVITY: THE POWER AND PERILS OF INTERGROUP COMPETITION

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Baer, Markus; Leenders, Roger Th. A. J.; Oldham, Greg R.; Vadera, Abhijeet K.
• 署名单位: Washington University (WUSTL); University of Groningen; Tulane University
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2010.52814611
• 发表日期: 2010
• 页码: 827-845
• 关键词: IDEA GENERATION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; CUTTHROAT COOPERATION; BRAINSTORMING GROUPS; MEMBERSHIP CHANGE; performance; teams; IMPACT; diversity; PRODUCTIVITY

摘要

Integrating and refining social interdependence theory and structural adaptation theory, we examined the effects of intergroup competition on the creativity of 70 four-person groups engaged in two idea generation tasks. We manipulated both group membership change (change, no change) and intergroup competition level (low, intermediate, high). Competition had the expected U-shaped relation with creativity in open (membership change) groups but failed to produce the hypothesized inverted U-shaped pattern in closed (no membership change) groups. In the latter, effects were positive for low to intermediate competition and flat for intermediate to high levels. Within-group collaboration mediated these effects.