Mannucci, P V
(2017)
Drawing Snow White and Animating Buzz Lightyear: Technological Toolkit Characteristics and Creativity in Cross-Disciplinary Teams.
Organization Science, 28 (4).
pp. 711-728.
ISSN 1047-7039
Abstract
The use of technological tools to execute creative tasks is pervasive within cross-disciplinary teams, yet little attention has been paid to their role in influencing team creativity. In particular, no research has focused on how the characteristics of a team’s technological toolkit – the set of technological tools a team can draw upon to construct its actions – can affect team creativity. I propose that considering the toolkit, rather than just isolated tools, and the multiple functions played by tools is critical to understand how technology characteristics influence team creativity. I hypothesize that creativity in cross-disciplinary teams is influenced by the size and field diffusion of the team toolkit, with size having a curvilinear relationship with creativity, and diffusion having a positive relationship. Moreover, I hypothesize that these effects will be mitigated when the number of team members who are experts with the focal tool is high. I test and find support for these hypotheses in a study set in the context of the Hollywood animation industry, a knowledge-intensive industry characterized by the presence of cross-disciplinary teams using a variety of technological tools. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Subject Areas: | Organisational Behaviour |
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© 2017 INFORMS |
Date Deposited: | 29 Mar 2017 10:45 |
Date of first compliant deposit: | 29 Mar 2017 |
Subjects: |
Team management Creativity |
Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2024 01:35 |
URI: | https://lbsresearch.london.edu/id/eprint/805 |