<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of the study was to analyze creativity profiles and understanding of creativity in Poland and Japan. The study included 597 participants (233 Polish and 364 Japanese). Qualitative and quantitative analyses were carried out (mixed method). We identified the existence of five different creativity profiles and ten categories for defining creativity, with significant differences in frequency between the two countries. The obtained results are discussed from the perspective of intercultural differences and the individualism / collectivism theory (Hofstede, 1983).</p></abstract>

The aim of the study was to analyze creativity profiles and understanding of creativity in Poland and Japan. The study included 597 participants (233 Polish and 364 Japanese). Qualitative and quantitative analyses were carried out (mixed method). We identified the existence of five different creativity profiles and ten categories for defining creativity, with significant differences in frequency between the two countries. The obtained results are discussed from the perspective of intercultural differences and the individualism / collectivism theory (Hofstede, 1983).

Between Individualism and Collectivism: Perception and Profiles of Creativity in Poland and Japan

Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications

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The aim of the study was to analyze creativity profiles and understanding of creativity in Poland and Japan. The study included 597 participants (233 Polish...

Between Individualism and Collectivism: Perception and Profiles of Creativity in Poland and Japan

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 198 - 217

Received: May 13, 2017

Accepted: Aug 05, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2017-0011

Keywords
Creativity, Creativity profiles, Creativity perception, Cultural differences

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Between Individualism and Collectivism: Perception and Profiles of Creativity in Poland and Japan

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 198 - 217

Received: May 13, 2017

Accepted: Aug 05, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2017-0011

KeywordsCreativity, Creativity profiles, Creativity perception, Cultural differences

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Creativity, Creativity profiles, Creativity perception, Cultural differences