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ASSESSING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR CREATIVITY.

Teresa M. Amabile, Heather M. Coon, J. Lazenby, Michael C. Herron

Academy of Management Journal · 1996 · 5,615 citations

doi.org/10.2307/256995

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We describe the development and validation of a new instrument, KEYS: Assessing the Climate for Creativity, designed to assess perceived stimulants and obstacles to creativity in organizational work environments. The KEYS scales have acceptable factor structures, internal consistencies, test-retest reliabilities, and preliminary convergent and discriminant validity. A construct validity study shows that perceived work environments, as assessed by the KEYS scales, discriminate between high-creativity projects and low-creativity projects; certain scales discriminate more strongly and consistently than others. We discuss the utility of this tool for research and practice.

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Amabile, T. M., CONTI, R., Coon, H. M., Lazenby, J., & Herron, M. C. (1996). ASSESSING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR CREATIVITY. Academy of Management Journal, 39(5), 1154–1184. https://doi.org/10.2307/256995

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