When the presence of creative coworkers is related to creativity: Role of supervisor close monitoring, developmental feedback, and creative personality

Study 1 was conducted to examine the contribution of the joint condition of super-visor close monitoring and the presence of creative coworkers to employees' creativity. In addition to replicating Study 1's results, Study 2 examined (a) the joint condition of supervisor developmental feedback and presence of creative coworkers and (b) whether creative personality moderated the contributions of the 2 joint conditions. Converging results from the 2 field studies demonstrated that when creative coworkers were present, the less supervisors engaged in close monitoring, the more employees exhibited creativity. Study 2 also found that the contribution of this joint condition was stronger for employees with less creative personalities and that when creative coworkers were present, the more super-visors provided developmental feedback, the more employees exhibited creativity.