The empirical study of creativity of employees and the factors promoting their creativity in Japanese companies

• Project/Area Number: 23530484
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Business administration
• Research Institution: University of Hyogo
• Principal Investigator: HIRAKIMOTO HIROYA 兵庫県立大学, 経営学部, 教授 (90275298)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): IGAWA Kosuke 琉球大学, 観光産業学部, 准教授 (80433093) ; ZUSHI Naoyuki 和歌山大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (40452536)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: 創造性 / クリエイティビティ / 知的能力 / クリエイティビティ・マネジメント / ビジネスパーソン / イノベーション / 人的資源管理 / モチベーション / パフォーマンス管理 / 自己効力感 / 知性 / 知能 / パフォーマンス / 組織行動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aims to clarify the relationship between business creativity , intelligence and the factors which promote creativity in Japanese business. As a result, we can say that creativity in business is affected by personality, thinking ability, motibation and environment.　Especially personality factors is related with creativity in business. Thinking ability, IQ is less related with creatibity in business.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 創造性研究の系譜とその課題 (2013)
  • Author(s): 開本浩矢・和多田理恵
  • Journal Title: ビジネス・インサイト Volume: 81 Pages: 10-17
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Analysis of the Personality, Motivation, Ability, and Environment Affecting Creativity in Japanese Business (2012)
  • Author(s): Hirakimoto Hiroya and Watada Rie
  • Journal Title: Psychology Research Volume: 2(7) Pages: 396-407
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 人事評価面接の会話分析（3） (2012)
  • Author(s): 井川浩輔・厨子直之
  • Journal Title: 琉球大学経済研究 Volume: 83 Pages: 15-27
• [Journal Article] 「聴いて届ける人事行動」を心掛けよ (2011)
  • Author(s): 厨子直之・井川浩輔・山崎賢司
  • Journal Title: JMAマネジメントジャーナル Volume: 17 Pages: 30-33
• [Book] 入門組織行動論第2版 (2014)
  • Author(s): 開本浩矢
  • Total Pages: 308
  • Publisher: 中央経済社
• [Book] クリエイティビティ・マネジメント (2012)
  • Author(s): 開本浩矢・和多田理恵
  • Total Pages: 211
  • Publisher: 白桃書房