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How implicit judgments about creativity can significantly influence leadership decisions

Research from Yale University, Cornell University, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

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Paper Title: Implicit Impressions of Creative People: Creativity Evaluation in a Stigmatized Domain
Year of Publication: 2022
Journal: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Authors: Joshua H. Katz (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), Thomas C. Mann (Humana, United States), Xi Shen (Cornell University, United States), Jack A. Goncalo (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, United States), Melissa J. Ferguson (Yale University, United States)

Why this matters

This study illuminates how implicit judgments about creativity can significantly influence leadership decisions, particularly in high-stakes or stigmatized domains. This is especially relevant for engineering-driven companies. Often there is a rift between people in highly technical roles and people in more creative roles.

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