Examining collective creative self-efficacy as a competency indicator of group talent management: a study of SMEs in an emerging economy

Ghosh, Vinit, Sengupta, Tuhin, Narayanamurthy, Gopalakrishnan ORCID: 0000-0002-3119-5248 and Ishizaka, Alessio (2023) Examining collective creative self-efficacy as a competency indicator of group talent management: a study of SMEs in an emerging economy INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 34 (6). pp. 1182-1212. ISSN 0958-5192, 1466-4399

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Abstract

In this article, we examine how collective creative self-efficacy (CCSE) of a team can act as a competency indicator for team creativity output (TCO) in knowledge-intensive SMEs. As a team’s creative efficacy shape the collective mental model about its social context, team climate of creativity is considered as a mediator in the relationship between CCSE and TCO. Through faultline-strength analysis, we investigate how team members’ compositional attributes (age and job tenure) moderate the relationship between CCSE and team climate. A High sub-group separation (age and job tenure attributes) of team members is beneficial in a high CCSE team, whereas a homogeneity in age and tenure is desirable when a team’s CCSE is low. Our results show group faultline-strength can significantly strengthen or dampen the existing team climate and team creativity output within SMEs, thus creating a strong basis for firm owners or managers to align teams for improved team output. Moreover, HRs in such firms can design interventions to measure and enhance teams’collective creative self-efficacy of a team that serve two purposes—a) act as a competency indicator that guides a team to become self-directed, and, b) strengthen the team creativity climate for producing creative deliverables.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Collective creative self-efficacy, faultline, team competence, talent management, SMEs
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences > School of Management
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	02 Nov 2021 15:06
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2026 10:00
DOI:	10.1080/09585192.2021.1988679
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2021.1988679
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3142525
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