Exploring the Process of Adaption of Employee Creativity

Abstract

NK model describes a system of N elements. The complexity of the system is modeled as the interdependency among its elements. Such interdependency is represented by parameter K, which denotes the number of elements that affect the function of a particular element. NK model can be used to simulate the adaptive behavior through the fitness landscape. The authors collected data from 217 employees in five organizations from different industries in China. They empirically examine the role of six factors, namely, proactive personality, creative process engagement, coworker support, supervisor support, freedom or autonomy and resource supply, in developing employee creativity. Based on empirical findings, the authors then use the NK model to simulate the process of adaption of employee creativity. Their simulation results show the different adaptive processes of employee creativity in the five organizations from different industries. The theoretical and practical implications of their study are discussed in the final part of this paper.

Preparation and properties of dopamine reduced graphene oxide and its composites of epoxy

“…[16][17][18] In the past few years, a variety of methods including chemical conversion, electrochemical reduction and thermal exfoliation have been developed to obtain graphene. [19][20][21][22] Among these reported methods, the chemical reduction is one of the most common methods to prepare graphene because of its high efficiency and bulk productivity. 19 However, the commonly used reducing reagents (e.g., hydrazine, dimethylhydrazine, and NaBH 4 ) are harmful to environment, [23][24][25] and the resulted graphene has a strong tendency to restack owing to the p-p interactions.…”

“…[19][20][21][22] Among these reported methods, the chemical reduction is one of the most common methods to prepare graphene because of its high efficiency and bulk productivity. 19 However, the commonly used reducing reagents (e.g., hydrazine, dimethylhydrazine, and NaBH 4 ) are harmful to environment, [23][24][25] and the resulted graphene has a strong tendency to restack owing to the p-p interactions. 26 On the other hand, the poor dispersion of graphene in matrix also restricted its applications due to incompatibility of inorganic fillers and organic polymer matrix.…”

A modified NK algorithm based on BP neural network and DEMATEL for evolution path optimization of urban innovation ecosystem

“…However, the traditional NK model has two obvious shortcomings: first, in the traditional NK model, the K values of all elements are equal to N − 1 by default, that is, any element will be affected by other elements. However, in practice, the epistatic level relationship of each element may not be the same, so the K i value may not be equal [34]; second, when calculating the system fitness value, the weights of all elements are the same by default, and taking the average fitness value of all elements as the overall fitness value of the system. However, in practice, the weight of different elements in the system may be different [35].…”