The influence of creative process engagement on employee creative performance and overall job performance: A curvilinear assessment

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 862-873

  Zhang, Xiaomeng ^a   Bartol, Kathryn M ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Creative performance; Creative process; Creativity; Job performance; Work experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CREATIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHINA; CREATIVENESS; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 77957346512     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020173     Document Type: Article

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