Individual and Contextual Characteristics Impacting Creativity: A Literature Review Gupta Nishita1, Dr. Chadha N.K2,,3 1Assistant Professor, Sri Aurobindo College (M), Delhi University, New Delhi, India, nishitagupta88@ymail.com 2Professor & Chairperson, Research & Doctoral Program, Manav Rachna University, India 3Former Professor, Department of Pychology, Delhi University, New Delhi, India. nkc_du@yahoo.co.uk Online published on 21 August, 2017. Abstract This study investigated the influence of contextual characteristics (organizational learning culture, perceived job complexity and leader-member exchange (LMX) quality, and personal characteristics (proactive personality) on employee creativity assessed by their supervisors. Purpose of the STUDY The problem that serves as the basis for this study is that practitioners and researchers need more empirical evidence in terms of an integrative model for employee creativity that directs at investigating the interaction of the personal and contextual characteristics and their effects on employee creativity. Objectives of the Study 1) To study and identify contextual and personal components of creativity. 2) To study the relationship between selected personal factors and selected contextual factors. 3) To study the relationships between contextual and personal characteristics and employee creativity? 4) To compare creativity levels at middle level management and lower level management 5) To investigate effects of Demographic variables on employee creativity. Procedure The sample data to test the hypotheses was collected by administering a newly developed structured questionnaire to a sample of 300 individuals (lower and middle level managers) working in 9 different companies. Top Keywords Employee Creativity, Organisation Learning culture, Perceived Job complexity, Proactive Personality, Leader-Member exchange. Top |