Creative Thinking Ability, Cognitive Type and R&D Performance

Authors: Wang, Ching-Wen¹; Wu, Jue-Ja¹; Horng, Ruey-Yun²

Source: R&D Management, Volume 29, Number 3, July 1999 , pp. 247-254(8)

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Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the contributions of creative thinking ability and cognitive type to research and development (R&D) performance. One hundred and six researchers in an R&D institute of a petroleum company in Taiwan were given the Circle Test of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Their R&D performance was measured in terms of assigned technical reports, completed service projects, published papers, and a supervisor's performance rating. Results showed that there was a low but positive correlation between creativity and the first-authored paper and the technical report. The cognitive type was on the other hand associated with the performance rating and the first-authored service project assignment. Implications for R&D management are discussed.

Document Type: Original article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9310.00134

Affiliations: 1: Department of Management Science, Providence University, Shalu, Taichung, Taiwan, 2: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Publication date: 1999-07-01