Innovative behavior is mostly studied theoretically, e.g., in models of patent races, and empirically, e.g., by using R …&D or patent data. This research, however, is only poorly informed about the psychological tradition of creativity research …, personality traits and innovation game behavior in the lab are interrelated. With the help of a within-subject design we find that …

Innovation economics is usually neglecting the psychological tradition of creativity research. Our study is an attempt … skills and personality traits on the one hand and innovative capability, the topic of innovation economics, on the other hand … are interrelated. We find that participants' performance in innovation games is related to their creativity, risk …