Impact of the Supervisor Feedback Environment on Creative Performance: A Moderated Mediation Model

Area of Science:

• Organizational Psychology
• Creativity Studies
• Human Resource Management

Background:

• Previous research on feedback and creativity overlooked the feedback environment, focusing primarily on self-feedback.
• Self-Determination Theory provides a framework for understanding motivation and its impact on performance.
• Employee creativity is crucial for organizational innovation and competitiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the relationship between the feedback environment, creative personality, goal self-concordance, and creative performance.
• To examine the mediating role of goal self-concordance and the moderating role of creative personality.
• To provide insights for organizations seeking to enhance employee creativity.

Main Methods:

• Hierarchical regression analysis was employed.
• Data were collected from 162 supervisor-employee dyads across nine industry firms.
• The study examined the interplay of feedback environment, creative personality, goal self-concordance, and creative performance.

Main Results:

• A positive relationship was found between supervisor feedback environment and creative performance.
• Goal self-concordance perfectly mediated the link between the feedback environment and creative performance.
• Creative personality significantly moderated this relationship, influencing the mediation effect.

Conclusions:

• The feedback environment is a critical factor in fostering employee creative performance.
• Organizations should cultivate supportive feedback environments to boost innovation.
• Interventions aimed at enhancing creativity should consider both the work context and individual creative traits.