Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-1-2018
Capstone Advisor
Joel Carnevale
Honors Reader
Lynne Vincent
Capstone Major
Psychology
Capstone College
Arts and Science
Audio/Visual Component
no
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
no
Honors Categories
Social Sciences
Subject Categories
Other Psychology | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
Although historical literatures view greed as an important factor affecting work effort and innovation, scholarly research examining such influences remain scant. Drawing from the principles of conservation of resources theory (COR), I predict dispositional greed will be negatively associated with individual creativity. In addition, I examine the potential for creative identity to weaken this negative relationship. The proposed model was tested among 161 matriculated students at a large Northeastern University. My results indicate no direct relationship between greed and creativity. Rather, my results indicate that the negative relationship between greed and creativity exists only when creative identity is low and becomes non-significant at higher levels of creative identity. I conclude with a discussion of how my findings impact current research and drive future directions.
Recommended Citation
Tiriolo, Allyson, "The Influence of Dispositional Greed on Creativity: A Conservation of Resources Perspective" (2018). Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All. 1187.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/1187
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