Which idea to pursue? Gender differences in novelty avoidance during creative work

• Main Authors: JIN, Mengzi, CHUA, Roy Y. J.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: Organizational diversity; gender inequality; creativity; idea selection; Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7498
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Despite women having made significant progress in the modern workforce, gender gaps are still evident in creative work. In this paper, we propose that, although women and men are equally capable of generating creative ideas, gender differences emerge during the idea-selection stage. Specifically, co...