Purpose:Creativity is highly valued by modern society;however,in China,there is a major challenge in creating school-based curricula or courses that promote students'creativity.This study introduced an interactive...Purpose:Creativity is highly valued by modern society;however,in China,there is a major challenge in creating school-based curricula or courses that promote students'creativity.This study introduced an interactive learning format called Collaborative Reasoning(CR).The goal was to investigate whether CR would improve a student's ability to generate creative ideas.Design/Approach/Methods:The data comprised 474 seventh graders from eight classes in a rural middle school in northern China.The eight classes were randomly assigned to two conditions:Four classes participated in CR discussions,and the remaining four classes were taught via teacherdirected Chinese reading classes.After participating in the CR discussions,students completed a Realistic Presented Problem test that was designed to evaluate their creative performance.Findings:The results indicated that compared to the control students,CR students generated more effective solutions(fluency)and proposed a greater variety of solutions(flexibility)to three realistic problems.The solutions proposed by the CR students were more unique(novelty)and more useful in real-life situations(usefulness)than those proposed by the control group.Originality/Value:Providing abundant opportunities for the exchange of ideas in a social context can boost students'performance in creative problem-solving.展开更多
Employees are key drivers of organizational innovation,and their creative performance is crucial for the survival and growth of an organization.While external and innovation oriented management practices may produce s...Employees are key drivers of organizational innovation,and their creative performance is crucial for the survival and growth of an organization.While external and innovation oriented management practices may produce short-term results,sustained and proactive innovation depends on employees’intrinsic motivation,continuous learning,and psychological vitality.This study,drawing on social identity theory,examines the effect of organizational identification on employee creative performance,with a focus on the mediating role of thriving at work and the moderating effect of servant leadership.Using survey data collected at four different time points from 202 leader-subordinate pairs,the study employs Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling to test the proposed hypotheses.The findings indicate that organizational identification promotes employee creative performance through the partial mediation of thriving at work,with thriving at work-learning being more prominent than thriving at work-vitality.This indirect effect is further moderated by servant leadership.When servant leadership is strong,the positive effect of organizational identification on thriving at work and consequently on employee creative performance is amplified.Specifically,the mediating role of thriving at work learning is more significantly moderated by servant leadership than thriving at work vitality.These findings offer practical insights for fostering proactive innovation among employees and promoting sustainable development in enterprises.展开更多
Leadership plays a crucial role in fostering employee innovation.Which kind of leadership style is more closely associated with higher levels of employee innovation?This question remains a matter of debate in empirica...Leadership plays a crucial role in fostering employee innovation.Which kind of leadership style is more closely associated with higher levels of employee innovation?This question remains a matter of debate in empirical research.To answer this question,this study proposes a theoretical framework based on self-determination theory(SDT)to explain the variation in correlation coefficients between different leadership styles and employee innovation.Using meta-analysis,this study synthesizes evidence from 432 independent empirical studies(229 in Chinese and 203 in English,with a total sample size of 161,599)to test the hypotheses.The results show that:(1)Transactional leadership,ethical leadership,transformational leadership,servant leadership,leader-member exchange(LMX),empowering leadership,inclusive leadership,and authentic leadership all have significant positive correlations with employee creative performance,with the correlation increasing;(2)factors such as individualism,the method of performance appraisal,the time point of data collection,the measurement of leadership styles,the measurement of employee creative performance,and publication language partially moderate the relationship between leadership styles and employee creative performance.The results align with the theoretical forecasting and contribute to the development of SDT.More importantly,this study provides key practical insights for managers by suggesting that employing the appropriate leadership style can effectively enhance employee creative performance.展开更多
In recent years,audiences have become increasingly reluctant to attend performances in theaters,particularly in the orchestra industry.How,then,can we bridge the gap between orchestras and their audiences?This article...In recent years,audiences have become increasingly reluctant to attend performances in theaters,particularly in the orchestra industry.How,then,can we bridge the gap between orchestras and their audiences?This article explores this issue by examining historical contexts,the current state of audience engagement,and the 4P marketing strategy,drawing on my professional experience in performance management.By employing these strategies,orchestras are no longer perceived as stereotypical classical events but instead become more innovative,dynamic,and even unexpected.They are no longer exclusive to the upper class but accessible to a broader audience.This transformation helps dismantle social barriers and hierarchical structures,making orchestras more relevant to a diverse public.The collaboration between the public,orchestras,communities,and governments can create a positive impact for all involved.展开更多
基金supported by the Shanghai Sailing Program through Grant 21YF1411400the East China Normal University Flower of Happiness Fund through Grant 2019ECNU-XFZH015.
文摘Purpose:Creativity is highly valued by modern society;however,in China,there is a major challenge in creating school-based curricula or courses that promote students'creativity.This study introduced an interactive learning format called Collaborative Reasoning(CR).The goal was to investigate whether CR would improve a student's ability to generate creative ideas.Design/Approach/Methods:The data comprised 474 seventh graders from eight classes in a rural middle school in northern China.The eight classes were randomly assigned to two conditions:Four classes participated in CR discussions,and the remaining four classes were taught via teacherdirected Chinese reading classes.After participating in the CR discussions,students completed a Realistic Presented Problem test that was designed to evaluate their creative performance.Findings:The results indicated that compared to the control students,CR students generated more effective solutions(fluency)and proposed a greater variety of solutions(flexibility)to three realistic problems.The solutions proposed by the CR students were more unique(novelty)and more useful in real-life situations(usefulness)than those proposed by the control group.Originality/Value:Providing abundant opportunities for the exchange of ideas in a social context can boost students'performance in creative problem-solving.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2019jbkyzy011)。
文摘Employees are key drivers of organizational innovation,and their creative performance is crucial for the survival and growth of an organization.While external and innovation oriented management practices may produce short-term results,sustained and proactive innovation depends on employees’intrinsic motivation,continuous learning,and psychological vitality.This study,drawing on social identity theory,examines the effect of organizational identification on employee creative performance,with a focus on the mediating role of thriving at work and the moderating effect of servant leadership.Using survey data collected at four different time points from 202 leader-subordinate pairs,the study employs Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling to test the proposed hypotheses.The findings indicate that organizational identification promotes employee creative performance through the partial mediation of thriving at work,with thriving at work-learning being more prominent than thriving at work-vitality.This indirect effect is further moderated by servant leadership.When servant leadership is strong,the positive effect of organizational identification on thriving at work and consequently on employee creative performance is amplified.Specifically,the mediating role of thriving at work learning is more significantly moderated by servant leadership than thriving at work vitality.These findings offer practical insights for fostering proactive innovation among employees and promoting sustainable development in enterprises.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.71802015).
文摘Leadership plays a crucial role in fostering employee innovation.Which kind of leadership style is more closely associated with higher levels of employee innovation?This question remains a matter of debate in empirical research.To answer this question,this study proposes a theoretical framework based on self-determination theory(SDT)to explain the variation in correlation coefficients between different leadership styles and employee innovation.Using meta-analysis,this study synthesizes evidence from 432 independent empirical studies(229 in Chinese and 203 in English,with a total sample size of 161,599)to test the hypotheses.The results show that:(1)Transactional leadership,ethical leadership,transformational leadership,servant leadership,leader-member exchange(LMX),empowering leadership,inclusive leadership,and authentic leadership all have significant positive correlations with employee creative performance,with the correlation increasing;(2)factors such as individualism,the method of performance appraisal,the time point of data collection,the measurement of leadership styles,the measurement of employee creative performance,and publication language partially moderate the relationship between leadership styles and employee creative performance.The results align with the theoretical forecasting and contribute to the development of SDT.More importantly,this study provides key practical insights for managers by suggesting that employing the appropriate leadership style can effectively enhance employee creative performance.
文摘In recent years,audiences have become increasingly reluctant to attend performances in theaters,particularly in the orchestra industry.How,then,can we bridge the gap between orchestras and their audiences?This article explores this issue by examining historical contexts,the current state of audience engagement,and the 4P marketing strategy,drawing on my professional experience in performance management.By employing these strategies,orchestras are no longer perceived as stereotypical classical events but instead become more innovative,dynamic,and even unexpected.They are no longer exclusive to the upper class but accessible to a broader audience.This transformation helps dismantle social barriers and hierarchical structures,making orchestras more relevant to a diverse public.The collaboration between the public,orchestras,communities,and governments can create a positive impact for all involved.
