Stuck in a rut - Can I try something different? The role of intrinsic motivation and mood in the creative performance of ICT professionals : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Studies in Human Resource Management at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorPiplani, Rohit Subhash
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-10T02:33:53Z
dc.date.available2019-07-10T02:33:53Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIn a hyper-competitive and knowledge-based economy, creativity and innovation are considered as the lifeblood of success for ICT firms. Literature suggests that intrinsic motivation and positive mood drive the creative performance of employees. Nonetheless, the mechanism through which creativity antecedents influence the creative performance of IT professionals is seldom examined. Furthermore, the assertion that intrinsic motivation and positive mood – through motivational-affective mechanisms – spur employee creativity has rarely been tested. Therefore, drawing on Self-Determination theory, Cognitive Evaluation theory and Componential theory of creativity, the current study examines the relationship between specific creativity antecedents (job flexibility, perceived supervisor support for creativity, creative role identity and creative self-efficacy), intrinsic motivation, positive mood and creative performance of IT employees. Partial-least-squares based structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was conducted using survey data collected from 157 IT professionals working in various organisations, including both multinational corporations and tech start-ups, in United States (USA). The results suggested that job flexibility, perceived supervisor support for creativity, creative role identity and creative self-efficacy positively and significantly influence creative performance of IT professionals. Specifically, both intrinsic motivation and positive mood were found to mediate the relationship between personal and contextual factors (creativity antecedents) and employee creativity, thereby playing a role of chain mediators. The findings highlight the significance of motivational-affective mechanisms underpinning employee creativity. Implications of the results for theory and practice are also discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/14772
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectInformation technology -- Employees -- United Statesen_US
dc.subjectCreative ability in technology -- United Statesen_US
dc.subjectEmployee motivation -- United Statesen_US
dc.subjectEmployee morale -- United Statesen_US
dc.titleStuck in a rut - Can I try something different? The role of intrinsic motivation and mood in the creative performance of ICT professionals : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Studies in Human Resource Management at Massey University, Albany, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorPiplani, Rohit Subhash
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Resource Managementen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Business Studies (MBS)en_US
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