Translating External Knowledge to Team Creativity in Turbulent Environments: The Role of Absorptive Capacity and Knowledge Integration

被引:10
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作者
Men, Chenghao [1 ,2 ]
Luo, Jinlian [3 ]
Fong, Patrick S. W. [2 ]
Zhong, Jing [3 ]
Huo, Weiwei [4 ]
机构
[1] Shandong Univ, Jinan, Peoples R China
[2] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[3] Tongji Univ, Shanghai, Peoples R China
[4] Shanghai Univ, Shanghai, Peoples R China
来源
JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR | 2020年 / 54卷 / 02期
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
external knowledge search; absorptive capacity; knowledge integration; team creativity; environmental dynamism; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; MEDIATING ROLE; TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL ANTECEDENTS; INNOVATION; PERFORMANCE; SEARCH; DIVERSITY; ORIENTATION; PERSPECTIVE;
D O I
10.1002/jocb.371
中图分类号
G44 [教育心理学];
学科分类号
0402 ; 040202 ;
摘要
In seeking to understand factors contributing to team creativity in dynamic environments, we explored the role of external knowledge search on team creativity through absorptive capacity and knowledge integration. We tested our hypotheses with a sample of 96 teams involving 421 employees in China. Results demonstrated that external knowledge search related positively to team creativity, fully mediated by both absorptive capacity and knowledge integration. In addition, environmental dynamism played a moderating role in the relation between external knowledge search and absorptive capacity, as well as in the relation between external knowledge search and knowledge integration. We discussed the implications of these findings for research and practice.
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页码:363 / 377
页数:15
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