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Higgins, Paul; Zhang, Li-fang – Learning Organization, 2009
Purpose: Drawing upon Sternberg's theory of mental self-government, this paper aims to investigate the thinking styles and workplace experiences of 152 human resource (HR) practitioners pursuing Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) membership. It seeks to explore whether their thinking styles complemented their jobs and consider…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Work Experience, Human Resources, Measures (Individuals)
Witt, L. Alan; Beorkrem, Mark N. – Creativity Research Journal, 1989
This study empirically examined the argument that a referent climate for creative productivity would be more useful than a omnibus measure of climate for assessing the creative norms in a specific work context. Results suggested that climate for creative productivity was related to criteria of effectiveness (convergent validity). (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Creativity, Creativity Tests, Organizational Climate
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Burns, Deborah Elaine – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1990
High-ability students in grades 3-8 received lessons in organizing a creative investigation and were then compared to control students not receiving the lessons. The most important variables predicting whether the student initiated a creative investigation were membership in the experimental group and pretreatment self-efficacy scores for creative…
Descriptors: Creativity, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Experiments