Individual initiative, skill variety, and creativity: the moderating role of knowledge specificity and creative resources

Abstract

This study explores the effects of individual initiative and skill variety on individual creativity under the contexts of knowledge specificity and creative resources. Regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses in a sample of 245 employees of the Bureau of National Health Insurance in Taiwan. The results show that individual initiative and skill variety positively affect creativity. Knowledge specificity and creative resources play moderating roles in affecting the relationships. High knowledge specificity complements the deficiency of the low initiative, while abundant creative resources strengthen the effect of the high initiative in performing creativity.

Keywords:

• creative resources
• creativity
• individual initiative
• knowledge specificity
• skill variety