Creative performance pressure as a <scp>double?edged</scp> sword for creativity: The role of appraisals and resources

Creativity, or the generation of novel and useful ideas products, is widely viewed as cornerstone organizational innovation success. However, high pressure to be creative may have mixed implications for employee creativity. In this article, we first systematically conceptualize nature concept performance pressure. Next, building on transactional stress theory, investigate (a) how influences creativity through different appraisals (i.e., challenge hindrance) (b) moderating role a job personal resource servant leadership promotion focus) in stressor appraisal process. Study 1, developed scale assessed its psychometric properties across two samples (N = 181 Sample 1; N 253 2). addition, using multi-wave, multi-source data (Study 2), tested our hypotheses Chinese sample 206). The results demonstrated that can both positive negative effects hindrance appraisals, respectively. Servant moderated effect by transmitting beneficial detrimental creativity, Similarly, focus relationship between appraisal. We discuss future research directions offer several practical leaders human (HR) practitioners.