Translating External Knowledge to Team Creativity in Turbulent Environments: The Role of Absorptive Capacity and Knowledge Integration |
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Authors: | Chenghao Men Jinlian Luo Patrick S. W. Fong Jing Zhong Weiwei Huo |
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Affiliation: | 1. Shandong University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University;2. Tongji University;3. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University;4. Shanghai University |
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Abstract: | In seeking to understand factors contributing to team creativity in dynamic environments, we explored the role of external knowledge search on team creativity through absorptive capacity and knowledge integration. We tested our hypotheses with a sample of 96 teams involving 421 employees in China. Results demonstrated that external knowledge search related positively to team creativity, fully mediated by both absorptive capacity and knowledge integration. In addition, environmental dynamism played a moderating role in the relation between external knowledge search and absorptive capacity, as well as in the relation between external knowledge search and knowledge integration. We discussed the implications of these findings for research and practice. |
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Keywords: | external knowledge search absorptive capacity knowledge integration team creativity environmental dynamism |
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