This study examined the possibility that the relation between extrinsic rewards (e.g., pay and recognition) and employee creativity varied as a function of two conditions: employee job complexity and employee cognitive style. Our results showed a positive relation between extrinsic rewards and creativity for employees with an adaptive cognitive style who worked on relatively simple jobs. We found a weak relation between rewards and creativity for employees with an innovative cognitive style who worked on complex jobs and a negative relation for those in the adaptive style/complex job and innovative style/simple job conditions. We discussed theoretical and practical implications of these findings. © 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Baer, M., Oldham, G. R., & Cummings, A. (2003). Rewarding creativity: When does it really matter? Leadership Quarterly, 14(4–5), 569–586. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1048-9843(03)00052-3
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