More Tasks, More Ideas: The Positive Spillover Effects of Multitasking on Subsequent Creativity

We propose that multitasking behavior influences creativity on subsequent tasks and that it does so through a serially mediated process in which multitasking increases activation, which increases cognitive flexibility, resulting in a positive effect on downstream creativity. We build support for our...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of applied psychology 2021-04, Vol.106 (4), p.542-559
Hauptverfasser:	Kapadia, Chaitali, Melwani, Shimul
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cognitive Flexibility Creativity Experiments Female Field study Hospitality Industry Human Internal validity Laboratories Male Multitasking Quasi-experimental methods Test Construction Test Validity Workplaces
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