SPARKING STUDENT CREATIVITY; EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE SHARING, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, INTRINSIC MOTIVATION, SELF-EFFICACY, AND CREATIVITY

Abstract

This paper examines personal factors that influence students’ creativity. We conducted a study using quantitative approaches involving 75 students from a Slovenian business school. The results show that knowledge sharing, emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and intrinsic motivation are all positively related to creativity. We discuss the implications for theory, practice, and future research.

Keywords

• creativity
• emotional intelligence
• intrinsic motivation
• knowledge sharing
• self-efficacy