When Less is More: the Proportion of Creative Members and R&D Team Innovative Performance

Authors

Inseong Jeong, The University of Melbourne
Prithviraj Chattopadhyay, University of Cambridge
Shung Jae Shin, Portland State UniversityFollow
Owwon Park, The Catholic University of Korea

Published In

Human Performance

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

6-16-2024

Abstract

Researchers have long assumed that a high proportion of creative members in a team is associated with high team innovative performance. This study proposed that the relationship between the proportion of creative members in a research and development (R&D) team and the team’s innovative performance is an inverted U-shape. Using a sample of 120 R&D teams with time-lagged and multiple-source data, we found support for this argument. Furthermore, we theorized that the human resource management practices of participative management and pay dispersion moderate that U-shaped curvilinear relationship. Our data show that the curvilinear relationship holds when high participative management was implemented and when pay dispersion is high. We derive implications for management theory and practice.

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Copyright © 2024Informa UK Limited

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1080/08959285.2024.2366222

DOI

10.1080/08959285.2024.2366222

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/42319

Citation Details

Jeong, I., Chattopadhyay, P., Shin, S. J., & Park, O. (2024). When Less is More: The Proportion of Creative Members and R&D Team Innovative Performance. Human Performance, 1–21.