The paradoxical relationship between sense of power and creativity: Countervailing pathways and a boundary condition
The paradoxical relationship between sense of power and creativity: Countervailing pathways and a boundary condition
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权力感与创造力之间的矛盾关系：抵消路径和边界条件
DOI：
10.1111/peps.12557
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发表时间：
2022-11
影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Mingjian Zhou
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作者：
Federico Magni;Yaping Gong;Jie Li;Jingzhou Pan;Mingjian Zhou
当权力感帮助或阻碍创造力仍然是一个未解决的问题。根据权力的趋近抑制理论及其扩展，我们将两种不同的预测整合到一个双路径模型中，显示了权力感（即影响他人的感知能力）在预测创造力方面所起的矛盾作用。具体来说，权力感通过增加冒险来帮助创造力，同时通过减少视角来阻碍创造力。我们进一步提出对经验的开放性作为抵消机制的调节因素，因此，对于开放性水平较高（相对较低）的个体，通过冒险的积极路径更强，而通过观点的消极路径更弱。我们通过三个多源和多波的实地研究来检验我们的假设（研究1:n= 181名兼职mba与同龄人配对；研究2:n= 128名销售员工与商店经理配对；研究3:n= 153名销售员工与商店经理配对）。结果支持了我们的理论模型，表明权力感和创造力同时通过承担风险而产生积极的联系，通过接受观点而产生消极的联系，并且对于经验开放程度较高（相对于较低）的个体，权力感对创造力的总体间接影响更为积极。
When sense of power helps or hinders creativity remains an unresolved question. Drawing upon the approach‐inhibition theory of power and its extensions, we integrate two different predictions into a dual‐pathway model, showing the paradoxical role that sense of power—one's perceived ability to influence others—plays in predicting creativity. Specifically, sense of power helps creativity through increased risk‐taking and simultaneously hinders it through reduced perspective taking. We further propose openness to experience as a moderator of the countervailing mechanisms, such that the positive path through risk‐taking is stronger and the negative path through perspective taking is weaker for individuals with higher (vs. lower) levels of openness. We test our hypotheses with three multisource and multi‐wave field studies (Study 1:n= 181 part‐time MBAs paired with peers; Study 2:n= 128 sales employees paired with store managers; Study 3:n= 153 sales employees paired with store managers). The results support our theoretical model, showing that sense of power and creativity are simultaneously connected positively through risk‐taking and negatively through perspective taking, and that the overall indirect effect of sense of power on creativity is more positive for individuals with higher (vs. lower) levels of openness to experience.