Compete or Cooperate in the Creative Industry? A quasi-experimental study with Dutch creative and cultural entrepreneurs

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Compete or Cooperate in the Creative Industry? A quasi-experimental study with Dutch creative and cultural entrepreneurs. / Loots, Ellen; Cnossen, Boukje; van Witteloostuijn, Arjen.
In: International Journal of Arts Management, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2018, p. 20-31.

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title = "Compete or Cooperate in the Creative Industry?: A quasi-experimental study with Dutch creative and cultural entrepreneurs",
abstract = "This exploratory study examines the relationship between cultural and creative entrepreneurs{\textquoteright} self-perceived creative and entrepreneurial competencies and their competitive and cooperative behaviour. The authors developed tailor-made survey scales and conducted a Prisoner{\textquoteright}s Dilemma experiment with 45 cultural and creative entrepreneurs in the Netherlands. They found that both self-perceived absolute and relative creativity were associated with cooperation, yet in the reverse directions – that is, one{\textquoteright}s self-perceived creative competencies positively related to cooperation, while self-perceived creative skills relative to other people{\textquoteright}s creativity negatively affected cooperative behaviour. The former may suggest a sense of self-confidence that leads to a propensity to seek collaboration, while the latter may indicate a sense of superiority that eradicates any need or inclination to cooperate; self-perceived entrepreneurial competencies do not matter.",
keywords = "Sociology, cooperation, competition, creativity, entrepreneurship, PD game",
author = "Ellen Loots and Boukje Cnossen and {van Witteloostuijn}, Arjen",
year = "2018",
language = "English",
volume = "20",
pages = "20--31",
journal = "International Journal of Arts Management",
issn = "1480-8986",
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