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The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2021, 3(7); doi: 10.25236/FSST.2021.030703.

A study on the impact of cross-border activities of knowledge-based employees on creativity in cultural enterprises-the case of Walt Disney

Author(s)

Liu Xiaojuan1, Liu Yinzhi2, Wang Chen3, Shao Dian4

Corresponding Author:
Liu Xiaojuan
Affiliation(s)

1School of Business Administration, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai 201620, China

2School of International Business and Economics, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai 201620, China

3School of Financial Management, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai 201620, China

4School of Economics and Finance, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China

Abstract

Along with the rise of the knowledge-based economy, cultural enterprises are gradually coming into the limelight. For culture-based enterprises, the creativity of knowledge-based employees is an important factor for the long-term development of culture-based enterprises. This paper divides cross-border activities into transactional and learning dimensions, and proposes a relatively sound theoretical model and hypothesis. Then, using the descriptive single case study method, we analyzed and verified the hypothesis by combining the specific case of Walt Disney's fantasy engineer, and finally verified the hypothesis that the mediating effect of role overload inhibits employees' creativity when they engage in transactional cross-border activities, while the mediating effect of knowledge acquisition inhibits employees' creativity when they engage in learning cross-border activities. When knowledge workers in cultural enterprises engage in learning cross-border activities, their creativity is facilitated by the mediating effect of knowledge acquisition.

Keywords

Cross-boundary activities; Role overload; Employee creativity; Case studies; Walt Disney; Imagineering

Cite This Paper

Liu Xiaojuan, Liu Yinzhi, Wang Chen, Shao Dian. A study on the impact of cross-border activities of knowledge-based employees on creativity in cultural enterprises-the case of Walt Disney. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2021) Vol. 3, Issue 7: 9-15. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2021.030703.

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