Creativity researchers continue to debate whether the phenomenon of creativity is a uniform construct regardless of context, or if creativity... Show moreCreativity researchers continue to debate whether the phenomenon of creativity is a uniform construct regardless of context, or if creativity differs characteristically across domains. The present research contributes to this debate by way of an analysis of creative work. It was hypothesized that a comprehensive analysis of creative work would reflect a four-factor structure that is often used to organize the creativity research literature. Additionally, differences in both the level and nature of creativity were expected to emerge from incumbent data across occupational domains. An eight-factor, rather than four-factor structure of creative work was observed. Incumbent ratings from seven distinct job families were different in nature but not level of creative work. PH.D in Psychology, May 2014 Show less
