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Creativity and knowledge creation: the moderated mediating effect of perceived organizational support on psychological ownership

Sun Kyung Yoon (Institute of Education Innovation, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
Jae Hyun Kim (Department of Educational Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
Jung Eun Park (Department of Educational Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
Chan Ju Kim (Department of Educational Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
Ji Hoon Song (Department of Educational Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)

European Journal of Training and Development

ISSN: 2046-9012

Article publication date: 3 June 2020

Issue publication date: 24 August 2020

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the influences of creativity, psychological ownership (PO) and perceived organizational support (POS) on knowledge creation, using the integrative systems model of creativity.

Design/methodology/approach

A survey was used to collect data from 188 workers in Korean public service organizations. Analyses, including bootstrapping and hierarchical regression analysis, were performed to determine the mediating effect of PO and also the moderating and the moderated mediating effects of POS.

Findings

The results showed that PO mediates partially between creativity and knowledge creation and that POS moderates the relationship between PO and knowledge creation. Notably, the moderated mediating effect of POS was only significant when employees had a high level of POS.

Practical implications

The findings suggest that creativity dissemination requires employees’ social consciousness, collaborative interactions and organizational support. The results imply that human resource development (HRD) practitioners need to cultivate the creativity capacity in the organization.

Originality/value

This study discusses the effects of PO and POS on creative performance, which HRD professionals and organizational leaders draw attention to for organizational development. Implications for organizational composition and interventions to enhance creative performance are provided.

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Citation

Yoon, S.K., Kim, J.H., Park, J.E., Kim, C.J. and Song, J.H. (2020), "Creativity and knowledge creation: the moderated mediating effect of perceived organizational support on psychological ownership", European Journal of Training and Development, Vol. 44 No. 6/7, pp. 743-760. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-10-2019-0182

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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