Proactivity: influence of conditions for creativity considering and the mediating effect of creative self-efficacy

Authors

  • Heila Magali da Silva Veiga Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, MG
  • Elaine Rabelo Neiva Universidade de Brasília
  • Maria de Fátima Bruno-Faria

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https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465931986

Abstract

The main goal of this study was to investigate the influence of the perception of favorable (manager support, challenging activities, strategy, coworkers, freedom, and physical environment) and unfavorable conditions (manager inadequate attitude, rules, and lack of time) for creativity upon the criterion variable, proactivity, taking into account the mediating effect of “Creative Self-Efficacy (CSE)”. A convenience sample of 297 participants from different organizations took part in this study and the model proposed was tested through the modeling of structural equations, employing the individual level of analysis. The findings have shown that all the dimensions of the aforementioned variable make a significant contribution to proactivity, with the highest contribution being the manager support. The mediating hypothesis has shown that CSE mediates the relationship between the favorable conditions for creativity (manager support, challenging activities, strategy, and coworkers) and proactivity, indicating that the influence of context in proactivity is maximized by CSE.

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Author Biography

Heila Magali da Silva Veiga, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, MG

Doutora em Psicologia Social, do Trabalho e das Organizações pela Universidade de Brasília - UnB (2010), mestre em Psicologia (2000), Bacharel em Psicologia (1996) e Psicóloga (1997) pela UnB, administradora pública pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (2017). Trabalhou como consultora na área de Gestão de Pessoas e Comportamento Organizacional em organizações públicas, privadas e terceiro setor. Atuou como supervisora e tutora em Educação à Distância na UnB. Atualmente é professora adjunta na Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Foi membro da comissão editorial executiva da Gerais: Revista Interinstitucional de Psicologia no biênio 2012-2013, e é parecerista de diferentes periódicos. É membro do Comité de Ética em Pesquisa com Seres Humanos da UFU. Entre os temas de pesquisa destacam-se: (a) Gestão de Pessoas em Organizações Públicas e Privadas, (b) Comportamento Organizacional, (c) Pró-atividade, Empreendedorismo e Criatividade nas organizações e (d) Validação de medidas

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Veiga, H. M. da S., Neiva, E. R., & Bruno-Faria, M. de F. (2020). Proactivity: influence of conditions for creativity considering and the mediating effect of creative self-efficacy. Revista De Administração Da UFSM, 13(3), 602–624. https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465931986

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