TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The paper aims to explore the role of climate for creativity and innovation as the situational variable to lead to both expected and unexpected consequences (e.g. performance and unethical behavior), by discovering the relationships among task characteristics (e.g. difficulty, clarity and performance pressure), individual psychological aspects (e.g. mindfulness and self-justification) and work environmental conditions (e.g. peer behavior and climate for creativity and innovation). In this study, task characteristics are proposed to positively associate with unethical behavior via mindfulness. Moreover, climate for creativity and innovation is proposed to moderate the relationship between self-justification and unethical behavior. Finally, unethical behavior is predicted to positively influence on performance.Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from the sample of salespeople, who are working for variety of companies in Vietnam. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and SmartPLS 3 are implemented to test the path model.Findings Emphasizing both bright and dark sides of promoting creativity and innovation, the study highlights the role of climate for creativity and innovation in strengthening the positive relationship between self-justification and unethical behavior. In turn, unethical behavior positively influences performance. Further, the findings indicate that mindfulness contributes in explaining unconscious unethical behavior.Originality/value Exploring the relationships among climate for creativity and innovation, unethical behavior and performance, this paper contributes for deeper understanding of variety aspects of innovation. Demands for an intelligent management in modern workplaces are suggested.
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
SN  - 2398-7812
DO  - 10.1108/APJIE-03-2019-0008
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/APJIE-03-2019-0008
AU  - Nguyen Thi Hong
AU  - Le Angelina Nhat-Hanh
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Promoting creativity and innovation: expected and unexpected consequences
T2  - Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 296
EP  - 310
Y2  - 2024/05/07
ER  -