I get by with a little help from my supervisor: Creative-idea generation,idea implementation,and perceived supervisor support |
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Authors: | Miha ?kerlavaj Matej ?erne Anders Dysvik |
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Institution: | 1. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Department of Management and Organization, Kardeljeva plo??ad 17, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia;2. BI Norwegian Business School, Department of Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Norway;3. The Centre of Excellence for Biosensors, Instrumentation, and Process Control - COBIK, Open Innovation Systems Lab, Velika pot 22, Solkan 5250, Slovenia |
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Abstract: | In two studies using both field (165 employees and their 24 direct supervisors from a manufacturing firm in Study 1) and experimental (123 second-year undergraduate student participants in lab Study 2) data, we explore how perceived supervisor support acts as a crucial contingency that enables higher levels of idea implementation from creative-idea generation. First, we suggest that excessive creative-idea generation (in terms of both frequency and creativity of ideas) can lead to diminished returns with regard to idea implementation. Drawing on a resource allocation framework, we hypothesize and find a curvilinear inverse U-shaped relationship between employee creative-idea generation and implementation. Second, we find that higher levels of perceived supervisor support dampen the curvilinear relationship between creative-idea generation and idea implementation. Accordingly, perceived supervisor support seems to provide employees with access to resources and support needed for idea implementation, making highly creative ideas more implementable. |
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