Wang, C. W., Hsu, P. H., and Li, C. M. 2007. Creative Personality, Leadership and Performance. NTU Management Review, 17 (2): 159-182
Ching-Wen Wang, Professor, Department of Business Administration, National Chung Hsing University
Pi-Hui Hsu, Ph.D. Student, Department of Business Administration, National Chung Cheng University
Chen-Mei Li, Ph.D. Student, Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education; Instructor, Department of Hospitality Management, MingDao University
Abstract
This study examines the relationships among creative personality, leadership, and performance and explores the influence over employees' performance by the independent and joint contributions of both creative personality and leadership. Participated by R&D engineers working for a Design Manufacturing and Service (DMS) company in mid-Taiwan, the research has found that: (1) Employees inclined to have an innovative personality had better performance. (2) Both transformational leadership and transactional leadership was positively related to employee's performance, with the former showing greater effect (than the latter). (3) The interaction of KAI and transformational leadership significantly contributed to employee's performance. The findings are herewith provided as reference to both academic community and business circle.
Keywords
Creative personality Leadership Performance