Investigating ICT for team creativity: A team sensemaking perspective

Abstract

This study examines the role of team sensemaking as an intermediary factor for the link of social environmental factors with team creativity. The findings of the study suggest that cognitive diversity and team autonomy have a positive relationship with team sensemaking and team sensemaking has a positive impact on team creativity. Further, autonomy and cognitive diversity are indirectly related to team creativity through team sensemaking. The results suggest that managers in knowledge-intensive industries should promote cognitive diversity and autonomy to develop team sensemaking, which in turn may stimulate creativity.

Keywords

• Cognition
• Cognitive diversity
• Information communication and technology
• Software houses
• Team autonomy
• Team sensemaking