A Model of Paternalistic Organizational Control and Group Creativity

Abstract

In this chapter, I develop a model concerning effects of paternalistic organizational control on group creativity. I develop the model on the basis of a diverse set of literatures, including research on individual and group creativity, paternalistic leadership, self-systems theory, and its implications for impact of choice on intrinsic motivation. According to this model, (a) paternalistic organizational control enhances work group creativity for groups in the East; (b) the impact of paternalistic organizational control on group creativity is mediated by groups’ intrinsic motivation; and (c) national culture (i.e., East versus West) moderates the relationship between organizational control and group intrinsic motivation (and subsequently, group creativity) in such a way that organizational control would enhance intrinsic motivation (and creativity) for groups in the East, but it would inhibit intrinsic motivation (and creativity) for groups in the West.

Citation

Zhou, J. (2006), "A Model of Paternalistic Organizational Control and Group Creativity", Chen, Y.-R. (Ed.) National Culture and Groups (Research on Managing Groups and Teams, Vol. 9), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 75-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1534-0856(06)09004-9