Abstract
This paper explores the relationship between self-reported innovative characteristics and dysfunctional personality traits. Participants (N = 207) from a range of occupations completed the Innovation Potential Indicator (IPI) and the Hogan Development Survey (HDS). Those who reported innovative characteristics also reported the following dysfunctional traits: Arrogant, Manipulative, Dramatic, Eccentric; and lower levels of Cautious, Perfectionist and Dependent. A representative approximation of the higher order factor “moving against people” (Hogan & Hogan, 1997) was positively associated with innovative characteristics. It is concluded that innovation potential may be viewed as a positive effect of some otherwise dysfunctional traits, most notably those encompassed under the second-order HDS factor ‘moving against people’.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 201-215 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Creative Behaviour |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2008 |
Keywords
- personality
- dysfunctional traits
- innovation potential
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