Organisational climate for creativity in public education institutions : Model development and validation

Abstract

Despite extensive research on Organisational Climate for Creativity, existing literature generally focuses on private und profit-making contexts. However, the importance of creative thinking extends beyond such milieus and within public serving organisations, including educational institutions. Models defining environments that promote or inhibit creativity at work have led to the development of a number of instruments that may be used to assess Organisational Climate for Creativity. Yet, these tend to overlook dynamics that arc inherent to publicly funded educational organisations. Based on motivation literature relating to creativity, through this study, an interactionist approach was adopted in the development of a model that considers individual and organisational factors, as well as relationship elements.