Creativity differences among managers

Abstract

Gender differences in creativity of managers were examined along with a large group of other work-related variables. Results indicate that male and female managers do not differ significantly in level of creative thinking, but do vary widely in creativity-job relationships. For male managers, need achievement is a significant predictor of creativity while for women it is need affiliation that predicts creativity. In addition, for women managers, age, education level, and hierarchical level are all positive predictors, but organizational tenure and propensity for risk taking were negative predictors of creativity scores.