Measure of creativity and innovation: evidence of validity in the Brazilian context

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https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465929169

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Creativity, Innovation, Organization, Measure validity

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to explore the validity of the Factors of Creativity and Organizational Innovation (FINO) Measure in a Brazilian sample and ascertain the predictive power of individual, group, and organizational factors in relation to the perceived innovation in the organization. Evidence of the validity of this measure was previously found with workers in the Basque Country and in Latin-American countries. A total of 265 workers from various organizations participated in this survey study. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and linear regression analysis with observable variables were performed by means of structural equation modeling. The CFA results indicate that the model with the best fit has eight correlated factors. The regression analysis suggests that the factors Work Characteristics, Leadership, and Personal Traits for Creativity and Innovation predict the perception of innovation in the organization.

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Sônia Maria Guedes Gondim, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA

Professora associada da Universidade Federal da Bahia

Elza Maria Techio, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA

Professora Titular da Universidade Federal da Bahia

Elisabeth Loiola, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA

Professora Titular da Universidade Federal da Bahia

Iago Andrade Carias, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA

Graduação em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal da Bahia

Katlyane Colman, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA

Graduação em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal da Bahia

Silvia da Costa, Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastián, País Vasco

Pesquisadora na Universidad del País Vasco

Dario Paez, Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastián, País Vasco

Professor na Universidad del País Vasco

Flor Sánchez, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madri, Espanha

Professor na Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

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Gondim, S. M. G., Techio, E. M., Loiola, E., Carias, I. A., Colman, K., da Costa, S., Paez, D., & Sánchez, F. (2020). Measure of creativity and innovation: evidence of validity in the Brazilian context. Revista De Administração Da UFSM, 13(1), 104–124. https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465929169

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